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A luxurious senior officer’s sabre in the Mamluk style
See original version (French)
85
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A luxurious senior officer’s sabre in the Mamluk style
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
A luxurious senior officer’s sabre in the Mamluk style
Probably once belonged to an officer accompanying General Bonaparte during the Egyptian campaign
Brass and horn mountings
Crook-shaped pommel and riveted horn plates (cracks)
Body knot with a central field featuring stylised acanthus leaves, from which emerge the two inverted quillons and the half-ear-shaped crossguard depicting a spider’s web – a symbol of loyalty to the Emperor
Blade most likely of Eastern manufacture and therefore with a flat-sided grip and a counter-edge
Strong curvature (curvature: 7 cm)
Scabbard with a wooden core covered in sheepskin, two buckles with a small knob featuring the head of the Nemean lion and stylised acanthus leaves on the inside
Pommel and guard decorated with a spider’s web motif and various acanthus leaves
Total length: 88 cm
France, work brought back from Egypt
Expert: Mr Alban Degrave – Expert: Alban DEGRAVE, Artlys Patrimoine
See original version (French)
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