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170 - Artillery officer’s sword of the Royal Guard, based on the 1…
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Estimate €500 - €700
Description
Artillery officer’s sword of the Royal Guard, based on the 1816 model, with a chiselled and gilded brass hilt; the pommel is adorned, in the centre, with thunderbolts of, a chiselled hilt featuring two crossed cannons surmounted by a shield bearing the arms of France, crowned, round pommel surmounted by a flaming grenade, tang entirely in silver filigree; straight, flat blade with a single cutting edge, gilded and blued to one-third of its length, signed: ‘I G B’ on the heel; leather scabbard with two gilded brass fittings, 1816 model; length 96 cm. (Leather added later). Restoration period. Very good condition. PROVENANCE: ARCOLE auction, RIEUNIER BAILLY POMMERY, 12 February 1990, lot 147, expert Bernard CROISSY.
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About the sale Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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