French Silver Count's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Reference1 | -- | |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Xavier de la Perraudiere |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Oct 16 2014, Lot 167 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Crown | Condition1 | Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2015-01-25 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 90.6 | 35.67 | 76.5 | 30.12 | 79.0 | 31.10 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.20 | 4.41 | 2.01 | 0.79 | 2.35 | 0.93 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.80 | 1.89 | 0.91 | 0.36 | 2.12 | 0.83 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.65 | 0.26 | 1.06 | 0.42 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.46 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.39 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.25 | 0.49 | 1.57 | 0.62 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.71 | 0.28 | 1.16 | 0.46 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.46 | 1lb 0oz | -- | -- | 0.07 | 0lb 2oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Silver | -- | Blacked iron | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Count's crown ? | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Geometrical design |
| Egyptian figure | Floral design | Pearls | |
| Oak leaves | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Scrolls | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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