ANOTHER, with similar watered blade decorated with encrusted and finely inlaid gold foliage, curved iron hilt (two panels missing at the forte) chiselled and gilt with a design of running foliage and arabesques against a hatched ground, walrus-ivory grip-scales of plano-convex section, and small gilt-iron swivel finial, in original tooled black leather-covered wooden scabbard (repaired) with pierced and embossed silver chape, 17th/18th Century | Christie's

Lot 28

ANOTHER, with similar watered blade decorated with encrusted and finely inlaid gold foliage, curved iron hilt (two panels missing at the forte) chiselled and gilt with a design of running foliage and arabesques against a hatched ground, walrus-ivory grip-scales of plano-convex section, and small gilt-iron swivel finial, in original tooled black leather-covered wooden scabbard (repaired) with pierced and embossed silver chape, 17th/18th Century

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ANOTHER, with similar watered blade decorated with encrusted and finely inlaid gold foliage, curved iron hilt (two panels missing at the forte) chiselled and gilt with a design of running foliage and arabesques against a hatched ground, walrus-ivory grip-scales of plano-convex section, and small gilt-iron swivel finial, in original tooled black leather-covered wooden scabbard (repaired) with pierced and embossed silver chape, 17th/18th Century
16¾in.

Lot Essay

The scabbard with old hand-written label inscribed 'Afghan knife brought to Lahore for Prince of Wales's visit. 1875. Brought home 1877(?)'

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