20 avril 2018
A Zand enamelled and gilt-copper dagger (kard) and scabbard, Persia, dated 1207 AH/1792-3 AD, with Ottoman blade, Turkey
Lot 196. A Zand enamelled and gilt-copper dagger (kard) and scabbard, Persia, signed 'Ya Allah Aziz', dated 1207 AH/1792-3 AD, with Ottoman blade, Turkey, dated 1261 AH/1845-6 AD; 32.5cm. length. Estimate 14,000 — 18,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2018.
the tapering steel blade with silver inscription and incised floral design at the forte, the hilt and scabbard each decorated in polychrome enamel flowers and foliage in white ground cartouches on a blue ground scattered with... [Lire la suite]