Lot n° 87
Estimation :
600 - 800
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 2 046EUR
France, 1st Empire (1804-1814). - Lot 87
France, 1st Empire (1804-1814).
Model 1784 dragon officer's saber with attached scabbard.
Gilt cast brass mounting, five-point guard forming a palmette-shaped openwork shell known as a "battle guard". Cut-out cap with short tail, line-decorated with a diamond-shaped rivet knob. Basane-covered wooden handle with double filigree of braided brass wires. Scabbard with leather tie under the frame. Beautiful, slightly curved, flat-backed blade, original blued and gold, one-third etched with trophies of arms, floral motifs and crowned imperial eagles. Signature in gold cartouches on the 1st third: "Coulaux frères" on one side and "Manufacture de Klingenthal" on the other. Black leather scabbard with three brass accolades and two steel suspension rings, asymmetrical brass stinger.
111 cm (Blade 97 cm).
(Wear and minor wear, stained blade tip, scabbard attached. Good condition).
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