Fencing sword bearing the arms of General Joachim Marie Alex - Lot 127

Fencing sword bearing the arms of General Joachim Marie Alexandre AMBERT (1804-1890). Fusée entirely watermarked with iron. Acid-etched pommel and ferrule with foliate scrolls. Guard with two long straight quillons and openwork shell with geometric friezes. Triangular blade with colichemarde, two-thirds engraved with foliage and the motto "fait ce que dois", "Advienne que poura". On the reverse, General Ambert's coat of arms under a baron's crown and crossed 17th-century swords. Length: 105.5 cm Manufactured in the mid-19th century (oxidation). Traces of reassembly on the pommel. We would like to thank Mr. Alban Pérès, heraldic expert at the Poitiers Court of Appeal, for his help in identifying the coat of arms. Joachim AMBERT (1804-1890), son of General Jean Jacques AMBERT, St Cyrien, he served in the cavalry, notably in Algeria. Colonel commanding the 2nd Dragoons in 1850. A general under the Second Empire, he was also a member of parliament, state councillor and journalist.