SUPERIOR OFFICER'S SWORD Mounted in gilt bronze and finely chased on a matt background. Pommel in the shape of a crozier decorated with palmette and cornucopia, flat joint arch decorated with a radiant sun. Curved quillon with lion's head. Keyboard with central medallion featuring the profile of King Henri IV under a royal crown. It is flanked by two antique-style divinities, one holding a lictor beam, the other a cornucopia. a cornucopia. Mother-of-pearl plates, One missing. Right Solingen blade with triangular section engraved in gold and blue oxidation. Leather scabbard with two brass fittings, clevis capped with spider's web, with an attached bolt and damage to the leather. France, Restoration Restoration period. Total length: 92.5 cm PROVENANCE : - Roger de Montégudet collection (1880-1925) - by descent to this day.