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French court sword<br/> &copy;  madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
French court sword
© madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
object n°43

French court sword

Old fund of the City of Bordeaux - Inv 9988

This court sword, a European creation from the second half of the 18th century, is an intermediate weapon between the war sword and the fencing sword. Also known as the "épée d'estoc" because it was designed to strike the enemy's body with its point, it was also a ceremonial object of the European courts. Like the costume, it is subject to the whims of fashion and is decorated with elegant designs that symbolise and represent the social status of its owner...

object n°43 (pdf)

previous objects of the month

object n°16
Gift of the Viscount of Pelleport-Burète, 1927 - Inv 1085
object n°15
Gift of Eulalie Gouzenne, 1959 - Inv 59.7.3
object n°14
Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1991 - Inv 91.2.6
object n°13
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1975 - Inv 75.3.10
object n°12
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.11 350
object n°11
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1959 - Inv 59.3.1
object n°10
Fnac deposit, 2009 - Inv D 2009.3.6
object n°09
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1986 - Inv 86.3.1 & 86.3.2
object n°08
Gift of Viscount and Viscountess Alain de Baritault du Carpia, 2012 - Inv 2012.5.1 & 2012.5.2
object n°07
XVIIth century
object n°06
1767
object n°05
XVIIe siècle
object n°04
Legs d'André Lataillade, 1969 - Inv 69.3.198 & 69.3.199
object n°01
CAPC depot