LARGE DECORATIVE TAZA SWORD Iron filigree fuse; iron mounting, ribbed pommel, guard with a ribbed motif on one limb, two bolted quillons decorated in succession, body knot with shield; guard with a large openwork shell with fleur-de-lys, openwork counterguard; mounted with an 18th century blade with flattened middle edge, engraved with a warrior surmounted by the inscription "HANNIBAL" and the mottos "VINCERA HUT MOSI" and "PRO LUCNA ANIA"; A.B.E.; S.F.; late mount, artificially aged L.: 110 cm (43 ¼ in.) Provenance: Sale in Paris, Me Tajan, 28 April 2003, lot 9. A large decorative taza sword