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195 - Sabre of a junior officer of the Chasseurs, Imperial Guard c…
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Estimate €15,000 - €18,000
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Description
Sabre of a junior officer of the Chasseurs, Imperial Guard cavalry; features a chiselled and gilded brass hilt, with the front of the guard adorned with the head of a deity, perhaps Minerva; a downward-curving crossguard terminating in a leaf-shaped finial; a hilt with a long tang ending in a lion’s head, a finial around the tang; a shaft of ebony, filigree-worked; curved blade in the form of a reed, ending in a counter-edge, carp-tongue tip, engraved one-third of the way up, adorned with trophies, foliage and a crowned eagle within an oval medallion; on each side (piquet‚), the inscription on the back has been effaced; brass scabbard with two beaded bands, chiselled with cascading piastres and surrounded by spider’s webs; between the bands, a hexagon bears a crowned eaglein high relief; the lower section engraved with a fleur-de-lis and foliage; iron blade with a cut-out tip; length 104 cm. It is presented with two gilt brass bullion buckles. (The blade was altered during the First Restoration: the eagles were chiselled out and the inscription on the back was ground away). Early First Empire period. Good condition.
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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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