Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en ivoire marin serti...

PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en ivoire marin serti de corail (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle
An Ottoman walrus ivory-hilted coral-set steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Century
the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, engraved and decorated with inscription-filled cartouche and makers stamp to one side, the walrus-ivory grips with prominent ears forming the pommel, the front and back strap and forte set with coral (corallium rubrum), the wood scabbard clad in silver decorated in repoussé with foliate designs, the upper part with bands of filigree
76 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.

Inscriptions: to the blade, sahib wa malik khalili(?), 'The owner and possessor Khalil(?)' In the maker's mark, amal-i 'uthman(?), 'Work of 'Uthman(?)'

For a coral-set walrus-ivory hilted yataghan sold at Christie's, see Islamic & Indian Works of Art & Textiles, 27 April 2012, lot 786.