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Naval officer’s sword, Prairial Year XII model.
See original version (French)
156
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Naval officer’s sword, Prairial Year XII model.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Naval officer’s sword, Prairial Year XII model.
Blade entirely in gilded copper filigree. Handle in chiselled, gilded brass. Pommel featuring a plumed helmet; single-bar guard; two straight quillons; body knot adorned with a reclining Neptune; bivalve shell decorated with foliage; shell and naval anchor. Triangular blade engraved one-third of the way up, with traces of blue and gold. Wooden scabbard covered in leather (rear section) with two gilded brass fittings decorated with a frieze of laurel and foliage. Palmette-shaped pommel. Length: 95.5 cm
A.B.E. First Empire period.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Military History and Antique Weapons
Auction location
Auction time
10/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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