Dague Ottomane en acier à manche en jadéite (kard), Turquie...
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Dague Ottomane en acier à manche en jadéite (kard), Turquie XIXe siècle
An Ottoman jade-hilted steel dagger (kard), Turkey, 19th Century
the single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form, decorated in gold inlay with inscriptions and foliate cartouche, the faceted jade hilt with turquoise bead to pommel, the wood scabbard clad in black velvet with silver mounts decorated in repoussé with floral motifs
20 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: undeciphered.
For an Ottoman jade-hilted kard sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 25 July 2012, Lot 88.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Dague Ottomane en acier à manche en jadéite (kard), Turquie XIXe siècle
An Ottoman jade-hilted steel dagger (kard), Turkey, 19th Century
the single-edged watered steel blade of tapering form, decorated in gold inlay with inscriptions and foliate cartouche, the faceted jade hilt with turquoise bead to pommel, the wood scabbard clad in black velvet with silver mounts decorated in repoussé with floral motifs
20 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: undeciphered.
For an Ottoman jade-hilted kard sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour, 25 July 2012, Lot 88.
