An Ottoman jade-hilted dagger with gem-set scabbard, with case, Turkey, 18th/19th century
Auction Closed
October 27, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the waisted dark-green jade hilt with carved flutes and inlaid with gold lines and bands of split-palmettes, the straight double-edged steel blade with carved foliate motifs and wholly decorated with gold inscriptions and foliate details, the carved and chased silver scabbard adorned with emeralds, rubies and diamonds on one side, in bespoke velvet-lined, leather-covered wood case
50cm. dagger
51.5cm. case
inscriptions
On one side of the blade, a Turkish couplet:
'May you always [live] in taste and purity,
May your life increase from day to day.'
On the other side of the blade:
'May you come in happiness,
May you leave in peace.
Year 1115 AH/1703-04 AD'
A similar example sold in these rooms, 7 October 2009, lot 172.
On one side of the blade, a Turkish couplet:
'May you always [live] in taste and purity,
May your life increase from day to day.'
On the other side of the blade:
'May you come in happiness,
May you leave in peace.
Year 1115 AH/1703-04 AD'
A similar example sold in these rooms, 7 October 2009, lot 172.
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