A SMALL OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN)
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A SMALL OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN)

TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SMALL OTTOMAN SWORD (YATAGHAN)
TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With gently curving single-edged blade of watered steel, left undecorated save for maker's mark, an applied panel of silver baroque foliage at forte, hilt of typical form with similar decoration, the silver-covered wooden sheath decorated with baroque ships, weaponry, cornucopiae, garlands, urns and architecture, openwork foliate finial
21in. (54cm.) long
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
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Please note that lot 55 is the middle lot illustrated in a group of three swords on page 45. It has been labelled incorrectly as lot 56.

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