Quatre dagues Qajar en acier (jambiyyas), Perse XIX-XXe siècle Four...
PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Quatre dagues Qajar en acier (jambiyyas), Perse XIX-XXe siècle
Four Qajar steel daggers (jambiyyas), Persia, 19th/20th Century
each with double-edged steel blade, variously etched, engraved and decorated in gold and silver overlay with inscriptions and vegetal interlace, two with steel scabbards
the largest 44 cm. long(4)
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: undeciphered.
A gold-damascened Qajar jambiyya is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Accession Number 32.75.266).
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
Avis important aux acheteurs
Certains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Quatre dagues Qajar en acier (jambiyyas), Perse XIX-XXe siècle
Four Qajar steel daggers (jambiyyas), Persia, 19th/20th Century
each with double-edged steel blade, variously etched, engraved and decorated in gold and silver overlay with inscriptions and vegetal interlace, two with steel scabbards
the largest 44 cm. long(4)
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
Inscriptions: undeciphered.
A gold-damascened Qajar jambiyya is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Accession Number 32.75.266).
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
Avis important aux acheteurs
Certains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.
