DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The June 2021 Auctions: Day 3

Wed, Jun 16, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Lot 2057

ENGLISH OFFICER'S SWORD, NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA KING'S GERMAN LEGION, L 34 1/4" OVERALL HORSE-HEAD POMMEL

Estimate: $2,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
Wire-wrapped leather grip with a gilt horse-head pommel and acanthus leaf decorated guard. Pipe-backed blade with floral designs, no visible maker's mark. Blade length 29 1/2". Includes metal scabbard that is engraved "W. Linsingen S/I U. Estorf 27 Mz 1816". Believed to be William Von Linsingen, Lieutenant Colonel of the King's German Legion in the battle of Waterloo. From the Guiliano Cipoila Collection.