The sword of Catherine the Great’s bodyguard
A gold sword that belonged to the bodyguard of Empress Catherine II of Russia is estimated at £40,000-60,000 in Thomas Del Mar’s December 5 Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria sale in West Kensington, London.
His Serene Highness Ludwig Adolf Peter, Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein (1769-1843) was famously known a…