Exceptional sword of honour offered to General Étienne Gudin - Lot 271

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Exceptional sword of honour offered to General Étienne Gudin - Lot 271
Exceptional sword of honour offered to General Étienne Gudin, model of a general officer's uniform, guard in vermeil chiseled with jellyfish and snake heads, double platter decorated, on each side, on top, with a trophy of arms, one of which with a lictor's beam surmounted by a Phrygian cap, pommel in the shape of a helmet, the grid facing outwards, a rocket entirely filigree of silver and vermeil ; very beautiful lozenge-shaped blade, golden and bluish on the third, marked on one side: "For the nation, the law, equality", this last word added on a gold background instead of: "and the King" and, on the other face, the inscription in gold letters in relief: "AU PATRIOTE GUDIN LE DEPARTMENT DU LOIRET RECONNAISSANT"; leather sheath with three trimmings in vermeil punched, engraved with nets, iron sting; it is presented with its general's strap, round in gold trimmings, with silver cannetille stars; length 95 cm. Revolutionary period, circa 1792/1793. Very good condition. PUNCHES on the scabbard: - oak leaf, Paris rubbish dump, circa 1790. Guard, punches not visible, probably under the fuse. On March 24, 1795, the members of the Montargis town council organized a reparation ceremony for General GUDIN. It took place on March 30th, at the Orléans Town Hall, in front of all the councils gathered in a special session. It was probably on this occasion that Major General Étienne GUDIN received a sword of honor in vermeil expressing the gratitude of the Loiret department. We enclose a very important documentation (about 136 items), copies of archival documents mainly from the War Ministry, covering his entire military career, numerous letters as well as copies of articles or books. PROVENANCE: collection VAN DEN NESTE, sale in the Hotel Drouot, Master Thierry de MAIGRET, November 18, 2009, No. 218. GUDIN Etienne ( 1734/1820), general, from a family from the Nivernais who had been ennobled in 1542, he was born in this province in O
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