Sword of the Academy of Sciences (1963) by André Romain Prév - Lot 137

Sword of the Academy of Sciences (1963) by André Romain Prévot (1894-1982). In gilt bronze. The top of the pommel is decorated with the staff of Aesculapius in a wreath of oak and laurel leaves. Spindle decorated on each side:. -on the front, a man looking up to the sky, marked "DECOUVRIR GUERIR". -on the left side, a horse's head, marked "TETANOS - BOTULISME". -on the right, a bull's head marked "GRANGRENES - NECROSES". -on the back, a woman holding a lamb and a rose within a triangle of wheat ears. Guard branch decorated with four motifs, marked "CORYNEBACTERIOSE". Body knot signed "ROCHE SCULPT" on the back, straight, cut-out quillon with otter on the front. Keyboard decorated with a red enamelled shield surmounted by a mural crown and the letter "delta". Straight blade with median edge. Chagrin-covered scabbard with two gilded brass fittings. Cap knob engraved "AP". In ivory velvet-covered case with two clasps. B.E.. André Romain Prévot (1894-1982), who distinguished himself at Verdun during the Great War. Specialist in anaerobic cultures. In this capacity, he studied equine and bovine livestock diseases. He is also interested in anaerobic strains in fuel production, and is the author of the Prévot classification of bacteria, the most widely used in France. Member of the Académie des Sciences, January 28, 1963, Officer of the Légion d'Honneur, Grand Officer of the Ordre du Mérite.