Sword of peer of France attributed to Joseph Balthazar Simeo - Lot 116

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Sword of peer of France attributed to Joseph Balthazar Simeo - Lot 116
Sword of peer of France attributed to Joseph Balthazar Simeon 1781-1846. Sword of peer of France attributed to Joseph Balthazar Simeon 1781-1846. Gilt bronze and mother-of-pearl mounting. Pommel with lion's head in the shape of a crook. Jointing bow decorated with a fleur-de-lys, body knot with the number "L" and right quillon. Mother-of-pearl plates decorated with a gilded brass plate with the profile of Athena. Keyboard in the form of a shield richly decorated with the arms of France flanked by horns of plenty. Straight single-edged blade from the Royal Manufacture of Klingenthal by Coulaux Frères. It is engraved "Cahier Manceaux Lafitte draughtsman of the King's cabinet" then engraved and gilded with stylized plants and fleur de lys. Wooden scabbard covered with white leather with two gilded brass fittings. The cap has a gusset decorated with a helmet and is engraved on the back "Cahier et Manceaux à Paris", richly decorated with plant motifs and fleur de lys. Total length 92 cm. France, Restoration period. It is accompanied by a brass plaque chiseled " Joseph Balthazar Cte Siméon/Pair de France héréditaire 1781-1846 ". BALTHAZAR CTE SIMÉON 1781-1846. Son of Count Joseph Jérôme Siméon. Peer of France He was attached to Joseph Bonaparte at the Lunéville congress, then was named secretary in Rome, in Florence in 1807. Will represent the King of Westphalia in Berlin, in Darmstadt, in Frankfurt, in Dresden; was prefect of Var on July 12, 1815, Maitre des requêtes at the State Council; called to the functions of general director of the fine arts, January 13, 1828; Louis-Philippe will name him Peer of France by ordinance of September 11, 1835 . A.Robert Dictionnaire historique et biographique de la révolution et de l'Empire. He was also Chamberlain of the King. Distinctions : Commander of the order of the legion of honor.
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