A French Gilt Small-sword with Chiselled Hilt by Jean

Slender blade asymmetrically triangular in cross section with remnants of script (....Roy de France a Paris) and decoration in upper part. Iron hilt profusely cut with medallions ornamented with portraits and macarons in relief amid floral designs on a gilt background, signed "Guyon Laine aux Roy/la Chine pont/S.Michel a Paris". Original twisted copper wire grip winding and Turk's heads. French circa 1730, length 93.5 cm. Jean Louis Guyon known in Paris 1672a€“1736. Condition 2