Title
Set of swords given by the bonapartist party to the Imperial prince Eugène Louis Napoléon Bonaparte on his 21st birthday, French Second Empire
Caption
Set of swords given by the bonapartist party to the Imperial prince Eugène Louis Napoléon Bonaparte on his 21st birthday
- Sword, 1817-1852 type, with engravings
- Sword from a foot troop officer
French Second Empire
Private collection
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- 1st sword :
Hilt in gilded and engraved brass, polished and unpolished
Pommel with the letter 'N', topped by the imperial crown of the French Second Empire
Sculpted guard branch, decorated with oak leaves
Inscription 'Viriliter Age'
Metal plate with the imperial eagle
'Prospere Procede et regna', with leaves and laurel branches
Triangular blade, gilded and engraved
Wooden sheath covered with black shagreen with two trimmings, in gilded and engraved brass
- 2nd sword :
Hilt in engraved iron, polished
Guard with five branches engraved with leaves
Curved crossguard
Straight blade, gilded and engraved
On one of its sides: 'N' under imperial crown, war trophies and leaves, surrounding the inscription 'Prospere Procede et Regna', on the other side: imperial eagle, war trophies and leaves surrounding the inscription 'Viriliter Age'
Sheath in sheet iron, engraved with laurel and oak leaves
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Michel Bury
Reference
MBY11A01_194
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,9Mb (1,2Mb) / 9,5in x 14,3in / 2848 x 4288 (300dpi)