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NORTH INDIA AND OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
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A JADE-HILTED DAGGER AND SCABBARD
NORTH INDIA AND OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
The carved jade hilt and locket set with rubies, the watered-steel blade set with diamonds forming the bismillah and inscribed in gold above, the verso also inscribed in gold on the rain guard and along the blade, the locket and chape on the scabbard carved with floral motifs in low relief
17 ¼ ins. (44 cm.) long
NORTH INDIA AND OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
The carved jade hilt and locket set with rubies, the watered-steel blade set with diamonds forming the bismillah and inscribed in gold above, the verso also inscribed in gold on the rain guard and along the blade, the locket and chape on the scabbard carved with floral motifs in low relief
17 ¼ ins. (44 cm.) long
Engraved
The verso with bismillah and a dedicatory verse to 'raja shah adil'
The recto with Shi'a invocations and names Ardalan and Bayazid
The recto with Shi'a invocations and names Ardalan and Bayazid
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Rahul Kadakia