"War Commissioner's Sword And Seal From The 1st Empire Period "
RARE WAR COMMISSIONER'S GLAIVE SWORD AND ITS SEAL HAVING BELONGED TO WAR COMMISSIONER ALEXANDRE FAVIÈRES UNDER THE 1ST EMPIRE. SHIELD ENGRAVED WITH HIS INITIALS AND SEAL WITH HIS NAME. GLAIVE ENTIRELY IN SILVER-PLATED BRASS. HILTS: MOULDED EBONY, VERTICALLY DECORATED IN ITS CENTER WITH A HEART IN SILVER-PLATED BRASS ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGE. ON ONE SIDE THE INITIALS "AF" FERRULES: DECORATED WITH FEATURES. CROSS: WITH RECTANGULAR CENTRAL PART ENGRAVED WITH PALMETTES AND FINISHED AT THESE ENDS WITH IBEX HEADS. POMMEL: IN THE SHAPE OF AN URN ENGRAVED WITH FOLIAGES. BLADE: WITH TWO SIDED PANELS WITH A CENTRAL FLAT, LENGTH 73 CM, ENGRAVED ON ITS LOWER THIRD WITH MILITARY TROPHIES AND GOLD FOLIAGES WITH A BLUED BACKGROUND. SCABBARD: BLACK LEATHER WITH THREE SILVER-PLATED BRASS FITTINGS. SEAL: ROUND BRONZE, DIAMETER 36 MM, BOXWOOD HANDLE, 9 CM HEIGHT, NAME OF THE COMMISSIONER OF WARS "ALEXANDRE FAVIÈRES" AND AN EAGLE IN ITS CENTER.