SWORD OF THE ROYAL BODYGUARDS, KING'S MODEL 1814, RESTORATION PERIOD.
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SWORD OF THE ROYAL BODYGUARDS, MODEL 1814, RESTORATION PERIOD.
Guard made of gilded brass, with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown and against a background of flags and branches of oak and laurel. Cap with a long tail. Handle made of wood covered with shagreen and a double braided silver filigree. Crossguard stamped with a "B" under a fleur-de-lis in a circle of rings, stamp of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Blade with hollow facets engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleurs-de-lis, and the inscription "ROYAL BODYGUARDS" on one side, and on the other side with a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Back engraved with "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal October 1814". Stamped at the base of the blade with a "B" under a star, the mark of inspector E.L. Borson, from August 1814 to September 1816, and a "B" framed by laurel branches, the stamp of first-class controller J.G. Bick, from 1812 to May 1815. Comes with a scarlet cloth knot.
Length: 93.7 cm.
First Model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilded bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped similarly to the crossguard.
Perfect condition, nearly new, slight rubbing on the leather of the scabbard.
France.
Restoration Period.
Provenance:
Formerly in the AUBRY collection, then owned by Jean-Pierre BAUVE. An old cardboard label attached to the sword bears the handwritten note: "This sword belonged to Mr. de Châteauneuf, godson of Marie-Antoinette and of the Count of Artois, later Charles X. It would have been used by the pages, then at Brienne, and then as a recruitment captain for the Legion of the Basses-Alpes. It also belonged to the Rabiers de Villars de la Beaume family, and finally to Mr. d'Aigremont. It is currently owned by Mr. Bernard Franck. January 1896."
Guard made of gilded brass, with four branches forming a shell decorated with the Arms of France under a royal crown and against a background of flags and branches of oak and laurel. Cap with a long tail. Handle made of wood covered with shagreen and a double braided silver filigree. Crossguard stamped with a "B" under a fleur-de-lis in a circle of rings, stamp of J.G. Bick used during the First Restoration from April 1814 to March 1815.
Blade with hollow facets engraved with a trophy of arms, two fleurs-de-lis, and the inscription "ROYAL BODYGUARDS" on one side, and on the other side with a trophy of the Arms of France and a radiant sun with a face. Back engraved with "Manufacture Royale du Klingenthal October 1814". Stamped at the base of the blade with a "B" under a star, the mark of inspector E.L. Borson, from August 1814 to September 1816, and a "B" framed by laurel branches, the stamp of first-class controller J.G. Bick, from 1812 to May 1815. Comes with a scarlet cloth knot.
Length: 93.7 cm.
First Model 1814 scabbard in black varnished leather with three gilded bronze fittings decorated with lines and stamped similarly to the crossguard.
Perfect condition, nearly new, slight rubbing on the leather of the scabbard.
France.
Restoration Period.
Provenance:
Formerly in the AUBRY collection, then owned by Jean-Pierre BAUVE. An old cardboard label attached to the sword bears the handwritten note: "This sword belonged to Mr. de Châteauneuf, godson of Marie-Antoinette and of the Count of Artois, later Charles X. It would have been used by the pages, then at Brienne, and then as a recruitment captain for the Legion of the Basses-Alpes. It also belonged to the Rabiers de Villars de la Beaume family, and finally to Mr. d'Aigremont. It is currently owned by Mr. Bernard Franck. January 1896."
Reference :
18171
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