France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). - Lot 85

France, Louis-Philippe (1830-1848). Beautiful senior officer's sword. Mounted in fused brass gilded with mercury, the pommel in the form of a crook terminates in a leonine head, the base decorated with stylized foliage. Jointed bow with median oval medallion decorated with a mythological nymph playing the lyre and ending in a scroll. Spindle with mother-of-pearl plates. Symmetrical keyboard with two leonine-headed medallions and central medallion flanked by the July Monarchy rooster, its right paw resting on a globe marked "Liberté", on a background of four flags, between oak and laurel branches. Scarlet wool tie. Beautiful three-edged blade, blued and gold, engraved with trophy arms and floral motifs in thirds. Signed "W" in a cartouche on the heel. Stingray scabbard, with two gilded brass fittings, the chape with palmette knob. 83.5 cm (blade 70 cm). (Patina of age, play at the joint arc, blade slightly warped (twisted) at the heel. Good condition).