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Memento of Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeurs of the Impe…
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Memento of Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeurs of the Impe…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Memento of Captain Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeurs of the Imperial Guard.
Comprising:
- Imperial Guard officer’s sabre, 1860 model.
Chiselled brass mountings.
Pommel featuring an eagle; crossguard in the shape of a thunderbolt with the letter ‘N’ in the centre; and a straight guard with an acanthus leaf motif.
Guard featuring the large imperial coat of arms and a pomp-style counter-guard marked ‘DELACOUR FBT DE L’EMPEREUR A PARIS’.
Blackened horn hilt (filigree missing).
Straight blade from the Châtellerault factory, triangular in cross-section, marked ‘Capitaine Deroja, of the 3rd Voltigeur of the Imperial Guard’.
Scabbard missing.
Total length: 96 cm.
France, Second Empire period.
- Officer’s sabre of the Vincennes Chasseurs.
Bronze mountings.
Oval pommel with a long tail, decorated with lines and a laurel wreath.
Joint ring pierced to allow the sword strap to pass through, from which two branches extend to form the shell, decorated with a laurel wreath against a background of four pennants and stars.
Curved crossguard decorated with a star motif.
Horn pommel, filigree missing.
Curved blade by ‘Coulaux’ in Klingenthal; engraved ‘Deroja, Captain of the 3rd Battalion of Foot Chasseurs’
Scabbard missing.
Total length 90 cm.
France, Second Empire period.
-Straight sabre for senior officers, Model 1855.
Bronze mountings: chiselled crown on the pommel, filleted crossguard, openwork guard plate with floral decoration, teardrop-shaped crossguard. Horn hilt, filigree missing. Straight blade with two fuller grooves, marked ‘Solingen’ and ‘Of SUPERIEUR M 1855’.
Iron scabbard with two bands and suspension rings.
Oxidation.
Total length: 102 cm.
France, Third Republic period.
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About the sale
THE RETURN OF THE CLASSICAL ARTS
Auction location
Auction time
09/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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