"Death riding destiny". - Lot 24

Lot n° 24
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"Death riding destiny". - Lot 24
"Death riding destiny". Hussar officer's saber. Bronze mounting with beaded hilt. Skirted cap, pearl-pattern joint bow, fine cruise and straight quillon. Wooden spindle covered with brass filigree basane. One-third chased and gilt Solingen blade. Features Atropos as a charging hussar mounted on a goat and other trophies. Cut-out brass leaf scabbard covers a wooden core and bracelet. Damage and missing parts. France, circa 1790. -Atropos, eldest of the three Moires, chooses the form and moment of earthly death by cutting the thread of life. The thread was produced by her sister Clotho the weaver and measured by Lachesis. -The goat, an animal associated with time and destiny. Expert : Alban Degrave
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