A GEMSET JADE-HILTED WATERED-STEEL CURVED DAGGER
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A GEMSET JADE-HILTED WATERED-STEEL CURVED DAGGER

INDIA, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY

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A GEMSET JADE-HILTED WATERED-STEEL CURVED DAGGER
INDIA, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
The elegant double-edged blade with a string of rising and hanging palmettes, the hilt inlaid with floral sprays within lobed medallions, the pommel with two red gemset flower heads rising from intertwined leaves
14 3/8in. (36.5cm.) long
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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