Sale 5526
London, South Kensington
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10 October 2014
Price realised
GBP 1,875
Estimate
A LARGE OTTOMAN DAGGER (KINDJAL) WITH A TUGHRA OF PROBABLY sultan SELIM III (R. 1789-1807ad) TURKEY, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY The curved double-edged blade with single raised fuller, the forte with calligraphic medallion with palmette finial on one side and with intricate foliated decoration within lobed medallion and a palmette on the other, the hilt plain, the scabbard with applied silver mounts with bud finial and applied silver wire, with suspension grommet, with tughra mark, rubbed, the blade associated 21in. (53.5cm.) long
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