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ACTEON SENLIS - HOTEL des VENTES de SENLIS

86 - OFFICER’S SWORD
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
OFFICER’S SWORD Chiselled brass mountings; the hilt arch decorated with a lion’s head and friezes. Brass tang with mother-of-pearl inlays. Half-moon hilt bearing the profile of Louis XVI in a medallion flanked by fleurs-de-lis. Three-edged blade with hollow-ground edges, chiselled with floral motifs, a trophy and a sun. It is signed ‘I S V C’ in a cartouche on the heel. Work from the late 18th century. Total length: 94 cm – Blade length: 81 cm (Signs of wear and oxidation)
See original version (French)
Ref. : 26994 - 34
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