Obviously not an easy choice here (well, if we assume someone else will take the bill at least), but sticking to something a bit more humble than the Sword of Charlemagne or so (not that I'd complain...)
1: a Swedish "drabantvärja" m/1701, or a similar officer's sword. Known provenance obviously a plus.
2: a good Japanese daito. The Rai Kunitoshi up for sale over at nihonto.ca for example would do the trick.
3: A Viking age-style sword from Patrick Barta.
Honourable mention to pretty much all things wootz and jade.
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