C. 1815 Dutch Officers Court Sword, Napoleonic, Mounted - A rapier sword with a triangular sectioned

C. 1815 Dutch Officers Court Sword, Napoleonic, Mounted - A rapier sword with a triangular sectioned blade and decorative handle. The hilt with mother-of-pearl handle and the Kingdom of the Netherlands coats of arms with "JE MAINTIENDRAI". The leather scabbard with metal fittings, engraved "A Tomas Perez Fenreiro Franz Van Oven 1971". Mounted as a display on board. Sword - 37" L, blade - 31" L, Scabbard - 32 5/8"; Mounting - 39 1/2" x 9 1/2". Provenance: Gifted to the author Tomas Perez Tenreiro in 1971, from the Collection of Franz van Oven (Dutch diplomat to the Philippines). Published: Perez Tenreiro, Tomas. "Espadas". Caracas: Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1992, pg. 233