Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (yataghan), Turquie...
PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle
An Ottoman brass-hilted steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Century
the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, the blade decorated in silver inlay with foliate cartouches and roundels interspersed by stars, the forte decorated with brass in repoussé with foliate motifs, the brass hilt with prominent ears forming the pommel, decorated in repoussé with floral and geometric designs, the wood scabbard clad in purple velvet with brass mounts decorated in repoussé, the chape possibly later
72.5 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
For a 19th Century silver-hilted yataghan sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour Including Items from the E. A. Christensen Collection, 28 November 2012, lot 18.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Epée Ottomane en acier à poignée en laiton (yataghan), Turquie XIXe siècle
An Ottoman brass-hilted steel sword (yataghan), Turkey, 19th Century
the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form, the blade decorated in silver inlay with foliate cartouches and roundels interspersed by stars, the forte decorated with brass in repoussé with foliate motifs, the brass hilt with prominent ears forming the pommel, decorated in repoussé with floral and geometric designs, the wood scabbard clad in purple velvet with brass mounts decorated in repoussé, the chape possibly later
72.5 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
For a 19th Century silver-hilted yataghan sold at Bonhams, London, see Antique Arms and Armour Including Items from the E. A. Christensen Collection, 28 November 2012, lot 18.
