BLADE IRAN, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY, HILT INDIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

細節

A GOLD HILTED SWORD (SHAMSHIR)
BLADE IRAN, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY, HILT INDIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
The single-edged watered steel blade inlaid in gold on one side with two cartouches giving the name Asadullah [Isfahani], point reground with loss of length, the steel quillons with gold damascening, the gold hilt with spiralling designs and lion head terminal, modern turquoise brocade covered wooden sheath
31½in. (80cm.) long

注意事項

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

拍品專文

The two "signature" cartouches on the blade attribute it to the most famous of all Safavid swordsmiths:bande ye- shah-e velayat 'abbas (The servant of the King of Trusteeship, 'Abbas) and 'amal-e asadullah (The work of Asadullah). This inscription is however almost certainly a considerably later embellishment to the blade.