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1810-16 AND 1852-70
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TWO 19TH CENTURY EPÉES
1810-16 and 1852-70
An officer's sword of the early 19th century, the blade of hollow triangular section with blued and gilt decoration, gilt knuckle-bow with mask ornament, and guard bearing very rich trophy of arms and chequered grips, gilt-mounted black leather scabbard with stud; and an officer's epée of the Sapeur Pompier de la ville de Paris, blued and gilt blade, gilt-brass hilt (defective) with mother-of-pearl grips, the shell mounted with a trophy of technical instruments beneath a mural crown, and gilt-metal mounted black leather scabbard
32¼in. and 30in. blades (2)
1810-16 and 1852-70
An officer's sword of the early 19th century, the blade of hollow triangular section with blued and gilt decoration, gilt knuckle-bow with mask ornament, and guard bearing very rich trophy of arms and chequered grips, gilt-mounted black leather scabbard with stud; and an officer's epée of the Sapeur Pompier de la ville de Paris, blued and gilt blade, gilt-brass hilt (defective) with mother-of-pearl grips, the shell mounted with a trophy of technical instruments beneath a mural crown, and gilt-metal mounted black leather scabbard
32¼in. and 30in. blades (2)