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Lot 37

An Arab Silver-Mounted Saif
19th Century

22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Arab Silver-Mounted Saif
19th Century

With curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point in front of the yelmen, hilt of characteristic form entirely encased in silver with chased borders and including quillon-block with double langets chased with a foliate quatrefoil on each side, bud-shaped quillons each bound with twisted silver wire, knuckle-chains, and graduated finial en suite with the quillons between the horns of the pommel, in original textile-covered wooden scabbard entirely covered in silver (minor damage) partly pierced, embossed and chased with designs of foliage overall, and with two silver rings for suspension
68 cm. blade

Footnotes

For a very similar example, in a less elaborate scabbard, see Thomas Del Mar Ltd. In Association with Sotheby's, London, Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria, 26 June 2007, lot 29

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