ÉPÉE DES MEMBRES DE L'INSTITUT D'ÉGYPTE Monture en bronze doré et très fin

EPEE FOR MEMBERS OF THE EGYPT INSTITUTE Finely chased ormolu mount on amatized base. Palmette-decorated pommel, flat joint arch, cloverleaf missing. Keyboard in the institute style with palmette on a spider web background. Mother-of-pearl plates with Egyptian deity head and "MLB" monogram.
Straight Solingen blade with triangular cross-section engraved in gold and blued in thirds.
Blackened leather-covered wooden scabbard with two gilded brass fittings.
France, First Empire period
Overall length: 94.5 cm