A beautiful silver mounted yatagan

dating: 19th Century provenance: Balkans, Slightly curved, single-edged blade. Completely silver grip, richly decorated with trophies and floral motifs in bass-relief on grained background. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foil, all the surface embossed with fantastic decorations, such as sailing ship, trophies, two-heads bird, snakes, horn of plenty, palace with minarets and floral motifs. Cap in braided bands, carved on a golden background, chape with dragon's head. length 56 cm.