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 80.
COURT SWORD French, 1790
Hilt of silvered metal
similar to No.77, but
in checquey design ajouré,
and with flower motifs
and faceted borders. Grip
of silvered wire and russet
tinsel: (a) fine twisted
wire, (b) medium twisted
wire, (c) crinkled tinsel,
(d) large twisted wire,
(e) same as (a), (f) concave
tinsel. Pommel flattened,
olive-shaped.
Blade three-edged; forte
blued and gilded over
etching. Its design includes
diagonal and undulating
lines, scrolls, figure
of Justice, trophies.
Scabbard of soft white
leather over wood; metal
mountings en suile; double
ring suspension.
26.145.319
L. 98.5 (82)
Wt. 335
Plate LIX Reubell Benefaction
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 81.
COURT SWORD French, 1785
Hilt and mountings of
massive gold richly sculptured
and ajouré, carved with
trophied medallions against
background of conventional
flowers ajouré, somewhat
as in No. 78. Pas d'âne
non-functional. Grip
en suite. Pommel small,
olive-shaped.
Blade three-edged; at base
gilded over etching; on
left inscription: LECOURT
FOURBISSEUR DU ROY RUE
ST. HONORE VIS-A-VIS CELLE
D'ORLENS AU GRAND MONARQUE
A PARIS; on right inscription:
DE LA MARQUE DE LA MOUCHETTE
A SOLINGEN, trophy and
mark of crossed keys surmounted
by crown in oval floral
cartouche; above this,
blade is blued for nearly
half its length and gilded
over etching; arms of
three fleurs-de-lis in
oval shield supported
by olive branches and
surmounted by a crown,
floral ornament, and,
on left, inscription in
gold: L'HONNEUR EST MON
GUIDE.
Scabbard of white shagreen
over wood; double ring
suspension; fittings of
solid gold of two colors
en suite; medallions enclosing
in low relief trophies
of arms against background
with flowering branches.
26.145.357 L.
97.5 (81) Wt.
385.5
Note: One of the richest
swords of its class extant
Plate LX Reubell Benefaction
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 82.
COURT SWORD French, 1775
Similar to No. 78. Hilt
decorated with flowering
plants ajouré, and trophied
medallions in low relief;
also on each side plaques
bearing flowers of steel
against gold background;
back of medallions, borders,
and flower centers also
gilded. Grip of silvered
wire: (a) (b) braided
wire, (c) flat tinsel.
Blade three-edged, etched
at forte with "soleil"
in cartouche; small distal
ornament of strapwork
and scrolls.
26.145.280 L.
95.5 (78.5) Wt.
322.5
Plate LXI Reubell Benefaction
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This and the two following
swords may be described
as "in the manner of Louis
XV," although dating Louis
XVI.
83.
COURT SWORD French (?),
1775
Hilt steel carved in low
relief, against punctate
gold background, in medallions
of flowers, rococo scrolls,
and fields of diagonal
slender flutings, the
last studded with tiny
gold rosettes. Grip of
silver wire and tinsel:
(a) small wire-wound wire,
(b) blued concave tinsel
with gold rosettes, (c)
same as (a), (d) twisted
wire-wound wire, (e) strand
of spirally wound alternate
"braids" of flat silver
tinsel and twisted wire,
(f) same as (d).
(page
42)
Blade three-edged; at base
gilded panel inscribed
(both sides): FOUASSE
AU ROY DE LA CHINE SUR
LE PONT ST MICHEL A PARIS.
Above this, blued and
gilded over etching of
cross-legged figure in
Turkish (Chinese?) costume,
scrolls, and trophy.
26.145.286
L. 100 (83)
Wt. 413.5
Plate LXI Reubell Benefaction
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 84.
COURT SWORD French, 1780
Hilt similar to that of
No. 64, but order of decoration
reversed, medallions here
containing flowers. Grip
of wire and tinsel: (a)
concave ridged blued tinsel
with minute gold rosettes,
(b) finely twisted silver
wire, (c) (d) oppositely
twisted strands of wire-wound
silver wire, (e) same
as (b) (wire formerly
gold-washed).
Blade of earlier date (1650
?), in mid-region doubly
fluted and pierced, bearing
inscription on remaining
webs of metal, left, IVAN
MARTINEZ EN TOLEDO; right,
IN TE DOMINE SPERAVINON.
Scabbard of black leather
over wood; double ring
suspension; chape and
second ferrule of plain
steel; upper ferrule of
etched russet steel with
medallion containing flower
in gold against gold background.
14.25.1218 L.
182 (100) Wt.
518.5
Provenance: Juste (?) Collection
Plate LXII Riggs Benefaction
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 85.
COURT SWORD French, 1785
Hilt of blued steel, chiseled
in low relief, parcel-gilt,
checquer pattern with
central dots, laurel borders,
and trophied medallions.
Grip of (a) small twisted
silvered wire, (b) large
wire-wound wire, (c) crinkled
blued tinsel strip, (d)
same as (b), (e) same
as (a), (f) concave blued
tinsel strip with tiny
gold rosettes.
Blade three-edged, forte
blued and gilded over
etching; design includes
pedestal with bust and
palmettes, inscribed:
AU DIEU MARS. Also: DEVEAUX
MD (MARCHAND) FOURBISSEUR.
PLACE DES TROTS MARIE
AU BOUT DU PONT NEUF A
PARIS.
Scabbard of white shagreen
over wood, with double
ring suspension; ferrules
and chape en suite with
hilt
26.145.334 L. 96 (79.5)
Wt. 4085
Plate LXIII Reubell Benefaction
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