The hilt set in the first half of the 19th century with rubies and pearls, watered-steel blade with running ball bearings, known as the 'Tears of Allah', signed on the spine.

Literature: Ricketts 1973, no.51.

Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.112, no.84
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.140, no.88
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p164, no.92.

Note: Ornaments, like Lot 127, were worn by women in their hair. The carved emerald flower bud would have been positioned at the front, near the forehead.