Sword for a member of the Institute of Egypt. Gilt-bronze fr - Lot 27

Lot n° 27
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Sword for a member of the Institute of Egypt. Gilt-bronze fr - Lot 27
Sword for a member of the Institute of Egypt. Gilt-bronze frame, main hilt with clover leaf flanked by acanthus leaves and curved chased quillon following the keyboard. Mother-of-pearl plates adorned with the Return from Egypt bronze model (representation of Isis-Pharia), chased keyboard. Straight blade with triangular cross-section, blued, engraved and gilded in thirds (spots of oxidation). Black leather scabbard (worn) with two brass fittings adorned with palms. The Institute of Egypt. A learned academy set up by Napoleon I in Cairo in 1798 (Egyptian campaign), to broaden knowledge of Pharaonic and contemporary Egypt. It brought together the greatest scholars of the time (Gaspard Monge, Dominique Vivant-Denon, Bertholet). Expert: Michel FRADIN
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