French Court Sword
Data
| Period1 | French Restoration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1814-01-01 - 1830-01-01 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Bonhams |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Portrait of Athena | Condition1 | Very good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2018-02-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 95.7 | 37.68 | 82.3 | 32.40 | 85.5 | 33.66 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.80 | 4.65 | 2.06 | 0.81 | 4.03 | 1.59 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.10 | 2.01 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 2.31 | 0.91 |
| 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 | 1.61 | 0.63 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0.17 | 1.10 | 0.43 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.14 | 0.45 | 2.14 | 0.84 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.71 | 0.28 | 1.34 | 0.53 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | House | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.45 | 0lb 16oz | -- | -- | 0.16 | 0lb 6oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | -- | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Arms of France | 1/3rd blued and gilt | 1 loose ring |
| 2 standing angels | Floral design | Floral design | |
| Oak leaves | Flower | -- | |
| Crown | -- | -- | |
| Legion d honneur | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | J C B | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Juste fb. Rue St Honoré N° 137 à Paris | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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