An Ottoman ivory-hilted steel Sword (yataghan) signed by the maker 'Uthman and the owner Ibrahim Agha
Turkey, dated AH 1266/ AD 1849-50
Turkey, dated AH 1266/ AD 1849-50
the tapering steel blade engraved with an inscription-filled cartouche, the bifurcated ivory hilt and forte with gilt-metal mounts set with corals and applied with filigree and twisted wire decoration
80 cm. long
80 cm. long
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,700 - 6,300
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,700 - 6,300
Footnotes
- The inscriptions consist of an invocation to Mohammed to intercede in Ottoman Turkish; and on the other side of the blade, 'The work of 'Uthman (Osman), owner Ibrahim Agha, AH 1266 (AD 1849-50)'.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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