F.W. Widmann Eagle-pommel Sword and Scabbard

F. W. Widmann Eagle-pommel Sword and Scabbard, c. 1835, gilt-brass hilt with foliate designs and eagles, shell guard features an eagle with open wings, laurels, and arrows, grip wrapped with brass wire, steel blade has remnants of fire blue and gilt, engraved with foliate designs, panoply of arms, and an eagle with banner above marked E. PLURIBUS UNUM , gilt-brass scabbard engraved with foliate designs and a shielded eagle with stars below, and a banner above, again engraved with E. PLURIBUS UNUM , and rays of light, blade lg. 31, overall lg. 36 1/2 in. Provenance: From the collection of W. Scott Ferriss.