A Qajar enamelled steel Dagger - Persia, 19th Century

the slightly curved, tapering blade with central ridge, the hilt profusely enamelled in polychrome with floral sprays, the associated scabbard similarly decorated in paler shades of enamel  43 cm. long including scabbard(2) - Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Dallemagne Private Collection, acquired 1962

Exhibited: L’Art Iranien dans les Collections Belges, Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, 10th November until 19th December 1971

Bonhams. The Jacques Desenfans Collection, 10 Apr 2008. New Bond Street