Sword of the King's Bodyguards, 1814 model, Restoration period.
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KING'S BODYGUARD SABER, MODEL 1814, RESTORATION ERA.
Gilded brass hilt with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown, set against a background of flags and oak and laurel branches. Long-tailed cap. Wooden handle covered with shagreen and a double braid of silver filigree. Guard stamped with the "B" under a star of inspector E.L. Borson, from August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and with a "B" under a fleur-de-lys in a circle of rings, hallmark of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Hollow-ground blade engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleur-de-lys, and the inscription "KING'S BODYGUARD" on one side, and on the other side with a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Back of the blade engraved "Manufactured at Klingenthal in October 1814". Blade is stamped at the heel with the "B" under the star of inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, and the "B" framed by laurel branches of 1st class controller J.G. Bick, 1812 to May 1815; length 93.4 cm. First model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilded bronze fittings decorated with lines and hallmarked like the guard.
Very good condition, the hilt and fittings retained nearly all of their original gilding, the fittings of the scabbard have lost their gilding. France.
Restoration era.
Gilded brass hilt with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown, set against a background of flags and oak and laurel branches. Long-tailed cap. Wooden handle covered with shagreen and a double braid of silver filigree. Guard stamped with the "B" under a star of inspector E.L. Borson, from August 1814 to September 1816, from the Klingenthal Manufacture, and with a "B" under a fleur-de-lys in a circle of rings, hallmark of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Hollow-ground blade engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleur-de-lys, and the inscription "KING'S BODYGUARD" on one side, and on the other side with a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Back of the blade engraved "Manufactured at Klingenthal in October 1814". Blade is stamped at the heel with the "B" under the star of inspector E.L. Borson, August 1814 to September 1816, and the "B" framed by laurel branches of 1st class controller J.G. Bick, 1812 to May 1815; length 93.4 cm. First model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilded bronze fittings decorated with lines and hallmarked like the guard.
Very good condition, the hilt and fittings retained nearly all of their original gilding, the fittings of the scabbard have lost their gilding. France.
Restoration era.
Reference :
15520
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