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SABRE D'OFFICIER SUPÉRIEUR ATTRIBUÉ AU GÉNÉRAL GOURGAUD
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SUPERIOR OFFICER'S SABRE ATTRIBUTED TO GENERAL GOURGAUD
Bronze mount with lion head cap, one branch of guard, straight quillon, almond-shaped cruise, rest of silvering. Wooden fuse covered with leather with double copper metal filigree. Curved blade with gutter engraved and gilded to the third, made in Solingen, original tie, some oxidation on the blade. Brass scabbard with remaining silver plating with two bracelets decorated with scales and friezes, flanked by the characteristic spider web of officers loyal to the Emperor. Decorations of palms and laurel branches, frieze along the lower part, alternating gilding and silvering at the level of the sting which is in iron. Wooden handles are present, France, Consulate period. 101 cm (Wear and corrosion)
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Paris
Gaspard GOURGAUD ( 1783-1852 ) will follow all the epic of the Grande Armée. From the battle of Ulm to the battle of Vienna, he will illustrate himself during the capture of the Austrian artillery park during the battle of Austerlitz. He will follow the campaigns of Prussia and Poland. He received the Legion of Honour on the 3rd March 1807 in Pultusk. Still with the 6th horse artillery, he continued to fight and distinguished himself at Essling and Wagram. After having made some brilliant moves in Spain, notably at the siege of Saragossa, he prepared the Russian campaign. He succeeded in the mission he was given and was appointed on the 3rd July 1811 as the Emperor's officer. During the Russian campaign, he was in all the battles: Krasnoë, Smolensk, Moskowa...
On the 3rd of October 1812 he was appointed baron of the Empire. During the rout of the Berezina, he crossed the water twice on horseback and allowed the establishment of a bridge for the army to cross. This feat made him a squadron leader and first orderly. During the French campaign, on January 29, 1814, he saved the Emperor's life by killing a Cossack who was about to pierce him with his lance. Thus Gaspard GOURGAUD will become close to the Emperor and will follow him all his life. He will accompany him to Saint Helena and will remain close to the Emperor who will dictate the notes of his epic.
Bronze mount with lion head cap, one branch of guard, straight quillon, almond-shaped cruise, rest of silvering. Wooden fuse covered with leather with double copper metal filigree. Curved blade with gutter engraved and gilded to the third, made in Solingen, original tie, some oxidation on the blade. Brass scabbard with remaining silver plating with two bracelets decorated with scales and friezes, flanked by the characteristic spider web of officers loyal to the Emperor. Decorations of palms and laurel branches, frieze along the lower part, alternating gilding and silvering at the level of the sting which is in iron. Wooden handles are present, France, Consulate period. 101 cm (Wear and corrosion)
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Paris
Gaspard GOURGAUD ( 1783-1852 ) will follow all the epic of the Grande Armée. From the battle of Ulm to the battle of Vienna, he will illustrate himself during the capture of the Austrian artillery park during the battle of Austerlitz. He will follow the campaigns of Prussia and Poland. He received the Legion of Honour on the 3rd March 1807 in Pultusk. Still with the 6th horse artillery, he continued to fight and distinguished himself at Essling and Wagram. After having made some brilliant moves in Spain, notably at the siege of Saragossa, he prepared the Russian campaign. He succeeded in the mission he was given and was appointed on the 3rd July 1811 as the Emperor's officer. During the Russian campaign, he was in all the battles: Krasnoë, Smolensk, Moskowa...
On the 3rd of October 1812 he was appointed baron of the Empire. During the rout of the Berezina, he crossed the water twice on horseback and allowed the establishment of a bridge for the army to cross. This feat made him a squadron leader and first orderly. During the French campaign, on January 29, 1814, he saved the Emperor's life by killing a Cossack who was about to pierce him with his lance. Thus Gaspard GOURGAUD will become close to the Emperor and will follow him all his life. He will accompany him to Saint Helena and will remain close to the Emperor who will dictate the notes of his epic.