FRANCE - Lot 244

FRANCE Tribunat member's sword Molded ebony handle, silver-plated brass mount, ram's head quillons, floral engraved crosspiece, two-edged straight blade with central flat spot, one-third gilded and blued, decorated with trophies, silver-plated brass scabbard with cap knob and two leather hollows, lyre-shaped sting. Consulate period L. 88 cm ND Oxidation, accidents, missing parts and old restorations Located in the Palais-Égalité (Palais-Royal) and made up of around 100 members appointed by the Senate, the Tribunat was one of the four assemblies established under the Consulate by the Constitution of An VIII (1800). Along with the Corps Législatif, it took part in the procedure for passing legislation, and was abolished in 1807.