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ANOTHER, of finer quality, the pierced forte and iron hilt damascened with a bold design of stylised gold foliage, knuckle-guard damascened en suite, set with pairs of diamonds, emeralds and rubies and with engraved tiger's head terminal, shaped ivory grip-scales and beaked pommel-scales (one with minor chip) each inlaid with a design of gold foliage and retained by two gold flowerheads set with rubies, the former centred on an emerald, and the latter on a diamond, in original pink velvet-covered wooden scabbard (velvet worn) with gold locket and chape each embossed with foliage, the former involving a pair of birds on each side, 19th Century
13¼ in.
13¼ in.