IMPERIAL GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD, First Empire. 32772
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IMPERIAL GUARD OFFICER'S SWORD, First Empire. 32772
Gilt bronze hilt. Guard branch decorated with vegetal motifs. Quillon adorned with acanthus leaves and flowers. Knuckle bow depicting the crowned imperial eagle positioned in the center of a shield with a flower on each side framed by a beaded circle. Oval pommel with medallions showing a helmet at the front and an owl at the back. Wooden handle with fluted mother-of-pearl panels and gilt brass side bars depicting laurel branches framed by a beaded molding. Ferrule featuring a laurel wreath. Triangular blade engraved and gilt with military trophies and vegetal decoration on a blued background, length 82.1 cm.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, hilt retaining all its gilding, standard oxidation on the blade, without scabbard.
Gilt bronze hilt. Guard branch decorated with vegetal motifs. Quillon adorned with acanthus leaves and flowers. Knuckle bow depicting the crowned imperial eagle positioned in the center of a shield with a flower on each side framed by a beaded circle. Oval pommel with medallions showing a helmet at the front and an owl at the back. Wooden handle with fluted mother-of-pearl panels and gilt brass side bars depicting laurel branches framed by a beaded molding. Ferrule featuring a laurel wreath. Triangular blade engraved and gilt with military trophies and vegetal decoration on a blued background, length 82.1 cm.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, hilt retaining all its gilding, standard oxidation on the blade, without scabbard.
Reference :
32772
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Next update Friday, august 7 at 13:30 PM
FOR ALL PURCHASES, PAYMENT IN MULTIPLE CHECKS POSSIBLE
bertrand.malvaux@wanadoo.fr 06 07 75 74 63
An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).