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200 - Chasseurs officer’s sabre foot of the Imperial Guard, gilded…
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Estimate €1,800 - €2,500
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Description
Chasseurs officer’s sabre foot of the Imperial Guard, gilded brass hilt engravedwith foliage, the guard’s side plates engraved with a fleur-de-lis, the front one adorned with the profile head of Emperor NapoleonI, laureated, in silver, crossed straight, quillon terminating in a fleur-de-lis, cap with a long, engraved tail, the tang entirely in silver filigree; blade partly engraved and blued over two-thirds; the front face has retained its blueing and is signed: ‘J S & C’, and engraved with foliage and a cartouche: ‘CHASSEURS À PIED’, above: ‘N’ and a crowned eagle; the other side, engraved at the heel: ‘Deheque, armourer and arquebusier, La Tête d’Or, 215 Rue St-Honoré?, followed by the same cartouche: ‘GARDE IMPRIALE?, the ‘N’ and the crowned eagle; this side was probably partially scraped away in 1814, the FirstRestoration; leather scabbard, two brass fittings (traces of gilding) decorated with fillets, pommel button with a lozenge-shaped base; length 92 cm. (Watermark damaged; minor old repairs at the bottom and top of the shaft). 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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