A collection of steel flint strikers 12-17th c
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A collection of Nasrid and Safavid steel flint Strikers
Spain and Persia, 15th-17th Century
comprising four Safavid steel strikers; the first u-shaped with bird-shaped terminals, the second rectangular shaped with openwork and bird-shaped finials, a bird-shaped striker with suspension ring; a large leather and brass mounted steel blade, and two brass Nasrid strikers with inscription bands
the largest 13.5 cm. long(6)
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,900 - 4,100
US$ 3,800 - 5,300

Footnotes

  • Inscriptions to ringed striker:

    al-'izz al-da ['im] al-iqbal wa al-dawa[la] al-iqbal
    'Perpetual glory, prosperity and turn of good-fortune, prosperity...'

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

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