FRANCE, Second Empire (1852-1870) Manufacture Impériale de CHATELLERAULT. Senior Officer's saber, model 1855. Single-branch hilt and brass plate decorated with openwork flower scrolls and stock quillon. Short-tailed cap decorated with laurel branches. Brown horn buttstock with braided brass filigree. Blade with two cutting edges and six gutters, signed and dated "Mai 1860". Sheet metal scabbard with two bracelets and rings. Blade length: 86 cm - Total length: 94.7 cm. As is; wear, scratches and a few knocks, notably to the scabbard with oxidation; deformations to the shell with small cracks and splits, worn gilding; chips to the spindle; blade slightly twisted towards the tip,
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Lot no. 265

FRANCE, Second Empire (1852-1870) Manufacture Impériale de CHATELLERAULT. Senior Officer's saber, model 1855. Single-branch hilt and brass plate decorated with openwork flower scrolls and stock quillon. Short-tailed cap decorated with laurel branches. Brown horn buttstock with braided brass filigree. Blade with two cutting edges and six gutters, signed and dated "Mai 1860". Sheet metal scabbard with two bracelets and rings. Blade length: 86 cm - Total length: 94.7 cm. As is; wear, scratches and a few knocks, notably to the scabbard with oxidation; deformations to the shell with small cracks and splits, worn gilding; chips to the spindle; blade slightly twisted towards the tip,

Estimate
€150 - €200
Result
€100
Buyer's premium
26.4%
FRANCE, Second Empire (1852-1870) Manufacture Impériale de CHATELLERAULT. Senior Officer's saber, model 1855. Single-branch hilt and brass plate decorated with openwork flower scrolls and stock quillon. Short-tailed cap decorated with laurel branches. Brown horn buttstock with braided brass filigree. Blade with two cutting edges and six gutters, signed and dated "Mai 1860". Sheet metal scabbard with two bracelets and rings. Blade length: 86 cm - Total length: 94.7 cm. As is; wear, scratches and a few knocks, notably to the scabbard with oxidation; deformations to the shell with small cracks and splits, worn gilding; chips to the spindle; blade slightly twisted towards the tip,
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