Award Sword "given By The King" To Mr. Guyot Pierre Jean. Model 1816. 1st Restoration

Silver hilt. Single-branch guard decorated with a flower and laurel branches. Bivalve guard with a rim bearing the hallmark "C"; "Rooster1" Paris 1809-1818, to the right and "C"; maker's mark "LG" Gautier. Oval pommel decorated with the Arms of France surrounded by laurel branches. Grip entirely filigreed in silver, ferrules in vertically chased silver. Straight blade with a flat back and fullers, engraved, gilded for one-third of its length, marked on one side in a cartouche "VIVE LE ROI" and engraved at the ricasso "Coulaux Frères"; on the other side, three fleurs-de-lis, a palmette and "Manufacture Royale dev Klingenthal", on each side, all on a blued ground. Scarlet wool tie. Black leather sheath with a chape featuring an oval button for belt attachment and engraved on the back "Given by the King to Mr. Guyot Pierre Jean" in silver. Silvered brass chape. France. First Restoration. Sold as is; see photos.