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CHALOT & ASSOCIES

244 - SWORD OF THE SCHOOL OF MARS, bronze mount with a handle imit…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
SWORD OF THE SCHOOL OF MARS, bronze mount with a handle imitating tortoiseshell, rectangular guard with three iron quillons, two of which are brass balls curved towards the blade, and guard sides decorated with a Phrygian cap motif. Straight blade, 53 cm long, with a shortened and ground central ridge; without a scabbard; Revolutionary period; ABE. NB: Designed by the painter DAVID in 1794, this glaive was intended for the cadets of the École de Mars, a school established to provide them with a republican and military education. It was abolished in October of the same year.
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About the sale ANTIQUE WEAPONS & MILITARY SOUVENIRS – The Régis LAGARDE Collection – Act II
Auction location
Auction time 10/31/2026 at 1:30 PM
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