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SWORD BY NICOLAS BOUTET, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, VERSAILLES MANUFACTURE,
France, First Restoration.
Steel, silver, parchment
Overall Length: 99.5 cm; Blade Length: 83 cm
Champ: Chiseled olive-shaped pommel with palmettes and two vertical rows of diamond points; rivet button. Chiseled knuckle guard with openwork stylized fleur-de-lis and faceted pearls, bearing the hallmarks and silversmith's marks. Curved and chiseled quillon; knuckle guard decorated with a frieze.
Two openwork guards with stylized fleur-de-lis, faceted pearls, and cobwebs, and hallmarked. Curving pommel. Silver filigree grip with alternating chain and single wire.
A three-sided convex blade, blued along its entire length, with gold decoration on the first third; it is signed Coulaux Frères.
The scabbard is made of blackened parchment, with two hallmarked silver mounts. The long chape is engraved with cobwebs and friezes; the back is marked "Manufacture de Versailles Boutet Directeur Artiste" (Versailles Manufactory, Boutet Director, Artist), with control and silver hallmarks; the button is engraved with foliage. The silver chape is engraved and hallmarked.
Very good condition.
Ref: 7010
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Ref: T7S56PLX01