the jade hilt with three buds at the pommel, carved throughout with leafy and foliate details, double-edged steel blade with central ridge, velvet-covered wood scabbard with metal terminal.

Note: Comparable examples include jade hilts carved with buds or flourishing mulberries, a number of which were sold in these rooms: 9 April 2008, lot 249; 7 October 2009, lot 131; 19 October 2016, lot 254. 

Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 25 Apr 2018, 10:30 AM