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a gold and black sword with a black handle
Thierry de Maigret

227 - Senior naval officer’s sabre, Model 1837/1853, with a fully …
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
Senior naval officer’s sabre, Model 1837/1853, with a fully chiselled brass hiltand gilded, a branch and shell motif, double-sided, decorated with an anchor and marine foliage; dolphin-shaped pommel; horn-handled hilt, filigree-worked; straight blade, probably Damascus steel, a groove on either side of the hollow edge, extending halfway along, then a lozenge-shaped section; leather scabbard, three profusely decorated gilt brass fittingswith foliage and scrolls, two rings and a pommel in the shape of a scallop shell, the central fitting adorned, on both sides, with an anchor surmountedby a scallop shell (in place of the imperial crown); length 95 cm. (Leather cracked at the height of the strap). Dates from the early Third Republic. Fairly 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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