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Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 20 Apr 2016, 10:30 AM
16 avril 2016
An Ottoman gem-set agate-hilted dagger with silver scabbard, Turkey, dated 1113 AH/1701 AD
Lot 157. An Ottoman gem-set agate-hilted dagger with silver scabbard, Turkey, dated 1113 AH/1701 AD. Estimate 12,000 — 18,000 GBP (15,205 - 22,808 EUR) . Photo Sotheby's
the hilt composed of two faceted agate pieces with gem-set gripstrap (amethyst and turquoise), with a straight, double-edged steel blade with gold decoration comprising inscriptive cartouches and vegetal designs, the silver scabbard with chased floral decoration, carved entwining scrolls and short chain with silver filigree balls and silver-mounted coral bead. Quantity: 2 - 48.8cm.
Literature: R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p.80, no.172.
Islamiske Vaben i dansk privateje (Islamic Arms and Armour from private Danish Collections), exh. cat., David Collection, Copenhagen, 1982, pp.70-1, no.23.
Islamiske Vaben i dansk privateje (Islamic Arms and Armour from private Danish Collections), exh. cat., David Collection, Copenhagen, 1982, pp.70-1, no.23.
Note: inscriptions:
On the blade, a Turkish couplet:
“Bless this dagger, O Noble Without End!
Let no harm come to its owner in the course of his life.”
In the corner of the upper line: 'Year 1113' (1701-2 AD)
A similar dagger was sold in these rooms, 25 April 2012, lot 613.
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