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France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).
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218
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France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
France, Louis-Philippe (1830–1848).
Superb 1831 model sabre for a non-commissioned officer or officer of the National Guard, privately made, without scabbard.
Hilt in cast brass with twenty-one flutes, crossguard ending in quillons decorated with a single disc. Beautiful blade with a mottled grey patina, double-edged with a central ridge, etched with foliage friezes and bearing the inscription ‘GARDE NATIONNALE’ on one side and ‘REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE’ on the other. On the heel, there is a manufacturer’s mark within an oval, partially legible: ‘...FRERE TOULOUSE’.
60 cm (blade 46 cm).
(Signs of wear and patina from age; in fairly good condition).
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 0027950 - 29
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