Fine luxury Spanish cavalry officer's sabre. Gilt chased bronze mounting. Short-skirted pommel with warrior wearing crested helmet adorned with snake. One-piece grip decorated on the front with a panoply of weapons and oak leaves; on the back, foliage and spider webs. Single-branch hilt decorated in the centre with a lion's head on one side and flowers on the other, enriched with foliage friezes; with two half-oreillas; on the front, the "Arms of Spain" under a wreath with laurel and, on the back, trophies of arms. Quillon curved towards the point with leonine mask. Beautiful curved blade with round back, counter-edge and gutters, with hollow sides, decorated and engraved with foliage, trophies of arms, sun and stars on an amati and gold background. Gilt bronze scabbard with two bracelets and two rings, entirely and richly decorated with trophies, palms, foliage, flowers and foliage. B.E. reassembled, fine workmanship, circa 1830/1850.