Hussar officer's saber. Grooved ebony handle. Engraved, chased brass mounting. Short-skirted lion's head pommel. Single-branch hilt with two baguette-shaped pommels and boulé quillon, engraved with foliage. Curved blade with flat back, counter-edge and hollow sides. Wooden scabbard with two large brass fittings, a leather hollow, two reinforcing rods and two rings. Brass cap, cut, engraved and chased, with medallion portrait of Emperor Napoleon I in profile. Long clevis decorated with a trophy of arms, a medallion with an antique-style head, lightning bolts and reserves decorated with star patterns. Iron sting. A.B.E. Consulat-Empire period.
Estimate
€2,000 - €2,500
Result
€2,860
Buyer's premium
30%
Hussar officer's saber.
Grooved ebony handle. Engraved, chased brass mounting. Short-skirted lion's head pommel. Single-branch hilt with two baguette-shaped pommels and boulé quillon, engraved with foliage.
Curved blade with flat back, counter-edge and hollow sides. Wooden scabbard with two large brass fittings, a leather hollow, two reinforcing rods and two rings. Brass cap, cut, engraved and chased, with medallion portrait of Emperor Napoleon I in profile. Long clevis decorated with a trophy of arms, a medallion with an antique-style head, lightning bolts and reserves decorated with star patterns. Iron sting.
A.B.E. Consulat-Empire period.
Sale
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