Sword Of A Peer Of France - France - Restoration

Sword of a Peer of France
France
Restoration period
Steel, bronze, mother-of-pearl, leather
Total length: 94 cm; Blade length: 80.5 cm

Gilt-bronze hilt.
Pommel shaped like a lion's head, with the mouth receiving the tang of the knuckle-guard.
Knuckle-guard fluted at both ends, featuring a decorated central cartouche.
Grip made of mother-of-pearl with gilt-bronze ornaments depicting the profile of Athena wearing a helmet.
Crossguard decorated with stylized laurel branches.
Full, kidney-shaped guard plate featuring a coat of arms, flanked by the Sceptre and the Hand of Justice, and two cornucopias filled with fruit and flowers.
Medallion depicting Saint Michael slaying the dragon, set against four flags where the two cornucopias meet.
The entire guard plate is decorated with rosettes, foliage, laurel, and acanthus leaves.
Black leather scabbard divided into three sections.
Chape chased with foliage and geometric motifs, featuring a button shaped like an antique helmet.
Drag decorated in a matching style.
Fullered blade, blued on the upper third, decorated with gold foliage motifs and trophies of arms; monogrammed "S & K".

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