A WALRUS IVORY AND GOLD MOUNTED KINJAL

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£ 12 000
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25.04.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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A WALRUS IVORY AND GOLD MOUNTED KINJAL

CAUCASUS, DATED AH 1337 / 1919 AD

Of traditional form, the walrus ivory handle carved with scrolling foliate decoration and the figure of Imam Shamil, the blade with a groove either side inlaid in gold with inscriptions and scrolling vine, the scabbard with gold mounts showing two of Imam Shamil's Na'ibs at the top and Napoleon Bonaparte below, inscribed and dated on the grip, the scabbard housing a small walrus ivory hilted hand knife

22 ½ in. (57 cm.) long with scabbard





Provenance

Collection of José Mesquita, Brazil, from 1930s-1940s

Received as a gift from the above by Raul Paletto (c.1903-?) in the early 1950s

By descent to Carlota Paletto (1910-2001) in the late 1950s-early 1960s

By descent to Olintho Italo Vicente Pedro Mazarella (1922-2006)

Acquired from the above by the previous owner in 2004

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006



Inscribed

On the blade, dama [sic] iqbaluhu wa dawlatuhu wa barakatuhu abadan 'amaluhu [sic] wa malikuhu hajj ahmad bin hajja [sic] Muhammad, 'May his prosperity, wealth and blessings be everlasting. It’s maker and owner, Hajj Ahmad bin Hajja [sic] Muhammad'
On the grip, … al-haji ahmad bin haji Mehmed', … al-Haji Ahmad bin Haji Mehmed'
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