7th Dec, 2022 11:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
280
‡ A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER'S EPÉE, CIRCA 1815-30
‡ A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER'S EPÉE, CIRCA 1815-30, with tapering hollow-triangular blade etched with the crowned Royal arms, trophies, foliage and the maker's initials 'I.C.B.' for Johann and Clemens Boegel, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including down-turned shell-guard decorated with the crowned Royal arms between fronds of entwined oak and olive foliage, struck with fineness mark from 1809 on the top and the maker's mark 'EF', knuckle-guard interrupted by a lion mask, and angular pommel decorated with neoclassical foliage, and chequered hardwood grips, 85.8 cm blade See Ariès 1985, fascicule XXIX.
Sold for £300
‡ A FRENCH SILVER-HILTED GENERAL OFFICER'S EPÉE, CIRCA 1815-30, with tapering hollow-triangular blade etched with the crowned Royal arms, trophies, foliage and the maker's initials 'I.C.B.' for Johann and Clemens Boegel, silver hilt cast and chased in low relief, including down-turned shell-guard decorated with the crowned Royal arms between fronds of entwined oak and olive foliage, struck with fineness mark from 1809 on the top and the maker's mark 'EF', knuckle-guard interrupted by a lion mask, and angular pommel decorated with neoclassical foliage, and chequered hardwood grips, 85.8 cm blade See Ariès 1985, fascicule XXIX.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 7th Dec, 2022
