OFFICER'S SUPERIOR SABRE OF THE CARABINIERS, model 1754-1755, Former Monarchy circa 1780-1790.
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OFFICER'S SABER OF THE CARABINIERS, model 1754-1755, Former Monarchy around 1780-1790.
Brass hilt with gilt copper, guard with four branches forming an openwork shell, crosspiece with chape cover, shell-shaped knuckle bow with antennae, pommel with a short tail and vertical facets decorated with silver filigree on black waxed calf leather grip.
Slightly curved blade with hollow sides, length 92.4 cm, width at the ricasso 3.2 cm, thickness at the ricasso 0.9 cm. The obverse side is engraved at the ricasso with a cartouche depicting a bursting bomb on a background of military trophies, all gilt, the first third engraved in gold letters on a blue background with the initials "AB - OFFER DE CARABINIERS - PRO DEO ET REGE." The reverse side with a cartouche near the ricasso showing a plumed helmet on a background of military trophies, all gilt, and the first third engraved in gold letters on a blue background with the motto "SPOLIATIS ARMA SUPER-SUNT" (the House of Savoy's motto). Flat back.
Black waxed leather scabbard with two gilt brass fittings.
France.
Former Monarchy, around 1780-1790.
Perfect state of preservation.
PROVENANCE:
Former collection of Dr. Henri Polaillon, born in 1875 in Paris, the only son of a family of Lyon doctors and surgeons. His father, Benjamin Polaillon, was a surgeon at the hospitals of Paris and a member of the Academy of Medicine. Graduating as a medical doctor from the University of Paris, the subject of his first thesis in 1901 reflects his interest in the natural sciences: "Contribution to the study of the natural and medical history of mosquitoes." He was also a full member of the Zoological Society of Paris in 1902. In 1910, he married Louise Mollier-Carroz, the granddaughter of Professor Félix Guyon, the famous founder of modern urology. After the Great War, he devoted himself entirely to his passion for collecting, as evidenced by his collection of an aesthete's library with diverse curiosities: literature, botany, natural sciences, medicine, numismatics, and finally, weapons and mementos of the First Empire. "The kind and erudite collector that Dr. Polaillon was, whose opinions carried weight in matters of edged weapons" (La Sabretache), passed away in 1941.
Brass hilt with gilt copper, guard with four branches forming an openwork shell, crosspiece with chape cover, shell-shaped knuckle bow with antennae, pommel with a short tail and vertical facets decorated with silver filigree on black waxed calf leather grip.
Slightly curved blade with hollow sides, length 92.4 cm, width at the ricasso 3.2 cm, thickness at the ricasso 0.9 cm. The obverse side is engraved at the ricasso with a cartouche depicting a bursting bomb on a background of military trophies, all gilt, the first third engraved in gold letters on a blue background with the initials "AB - OFFER DE CARABINIERS - PRO DEO ET REGE." The reverse side with a cartouche near the ricasso showing a plumed helmet on a background of military trophies, all gilt, and the first third engraved in gold letters on a blue background with the motto "SPOLIATIS ARMA SUPER-SUNT" (the House of Savoy's motto). Flat back.
Black waxed leather scabbard with two gilt brass fittings.
France.
Former Monarchy, around 1780-1790.
Perfect state of preservation.
PROVENANCE:
Former collection of Dr. Henri Polaillon, born in 1875 in Paris, the only son of a family of Lyon doctors and surgeons. His father, Benjamin Polaillon, was a surgeon at the hospitals of Paris and a member of the Academy of Medicine. Graduating as a medical doctor from the University of Paris, the subject of his first thesis in 1901 reflects his interest in the natural sciences: "Contribution to the study of the natural and medical history of mosquitoes." He was also a full member of the Zoological Society of Paris in 1902. In 1910, he married Louise Mollier-Carroz, the granddaughter of Professor Félix Guyon, the famous founder of modern urology. After the Great War, he devoted himself entirely to his passion for collecting, as evidenced by his collection of an aesthete's library with diverse curiosities: literature, botany, natural sciences, medicine, numismatics, and finally, weapons and mementos of the First Empire. "The kind and erudite collector that Dr. Polaillon was, whose opinions carried weight in matters of edged weapons" (La Sabretache), passed away in 1941.
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