A VERY FINE FRENCH SABRE
MANUFACTURE ROYAL DU KLINGENTHAL COULAUX FRERES, SIGNED PÉRE BICK - FECIT, CIRCA 1815-20
A VERY FINE FRENCH SABRE MANUFACTURE ROYAL DU KLINGENTHAL COULAUX FRERES, SIGNED PÉRE BICK - FECIT, CIRCA 1815-20 With watered blade decorated on each side and along the back-edge for half its length with gilt neo-classical ornament including fronds of foliage, trophies of arms and the figures of Mars and Victory, and signed along its back-edge and on one side at the forte, gilt-brass three-bar hilt finely chased with oak leaves and running foliage, the lozenge-shaped langets respectively bearing the French Royal arms and the arms of the Duc de Berry, the pommel with a classical trophy of arms, and fluted mother-of-pearl grip, in original silver-plated scabbard with gilt brass mounts decorated en suite 33in. (83.8cm.) blade Jean-Georges-Bick (Pére Bick) is noted as being a maker of watered steel blades.
A VERY FINE FRENCH SABRE
MANUFACTURE ROYAL DU KLINGENTHAL COULAUX FRERES, SIGNED PÉRE BICK - FECIT, CIRCA 1815-20
A VERY FINE FRENCH SABRE MANUFACTURE ROYAL DU KLINGENTHAL COULAUX FRERES, SIGNED PÉRE BICK - FECIT, CIRCA 1815-20 With watered blade decorated on each side and along the back-edge for half its length with gilt neo-classical ornament including fronds of foliage, trophies of arms and the figures of Mars and Victory, and signed along its back-edge and on one side at the forte, gilt-brass three-bar hilt finely chased with oak leaves and running foliage, the lozenge-shaped langets respectively bearing the French Royal arms and the arms of the Duc de Berry, the pommel with a classical trophy of arms, and fluted mother-of-pearl grip, in original silver-plated scabbard with gilt brass mounts decorated en suite 33in. (83.8cm.) blade Jean-Georges-Bick (Pére Bick) is noted as being a maker of watered steel blades.
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