SABRE OF A FRENCH OFFICER OF THE THREE ESTATES OF THE PERIOD OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY (1791 - 1792), WITHOUT A SCABBARD. France, 1791 - 1792.

Lotto 180

800900

The three gifts symbolise the three estates - the producers, warriors and priests. Possession of them means power over the entire social cosmos. The three sons of Targitai embody not only three estates, but also three worlds: Kolaksai - warriors and the upper (celestial) world, Lipoksai - the priests and the middle (earth) world, Arpoksai - the producers and the lower (underground-underwater) world. The fiery gold is the embodiment of the goddess of fire Tabiti, with whom Kolaksai enters into a sacred marriage. Total length - 87.5 cm; blade length - 74.5 cm; the width of blade heel - 3.8 cm. Steel blade, curved, single-edged, with a narrowing along the spine. The hilt consists of an ebony handle with vertical grooves and a gilded brass guard. The front arch of the guard is expanded in its middle part and passes into the shield, in which the symbol of three estates is inscribed. Condition: good

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