A JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KARD) WITH RARE NIELLOED SCABBARD

Lot 141
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 30 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 141 | A JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KARD) WITH RARE NIELLOED SCABBARD
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
A JADE-HILTED DAGGER (KARD) WITH RARE NIELLOED SCABBARD

THE SCABBARD, MOUNTS AND HILT OTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND HALF 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY; THE BLADE DATED AH 1220/1805-6 AD

The straight watered-steel blade with gold overlaid inscription cartouches giving the name of Sultan Selim III, the pale jade hilt of rounded form with pink stud at the end, the silver bolster engraved with floral arabesques and depictions of figures, the red velvet scabbard with elegantly carved silver fittings, one side with floral arabesques, the other with nielloed figural scenes including an erotic scene on the chape, terminating with a coral bead finial, with belt-hook and chain loop

14 1/4in. (36.3cm.) long

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