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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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An Unusual Ottoman Enamelled Jambiya
19th Century

Antique Arms & Armour
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An Unusual Ottoman Enamelled Jambiya
19th Century

With finely watered slightly curved sharply tapering blade with slender medial ridge over most of its length on each side, the forte with two panels of gold-damascened arabesques on both sides, waisted copper hilt of oval section decorated overall with engraved and gilt foliage enamelled in bright green, turquoise, pink and white, all against a blue enamel ground, in original wood-lined copper scabbard (slightly reduced) en suite and involving three oval panels along each side framing buildings highlighted in black enamel, foliate suspension loop, and gilt bud-shaped terminal (minor losses of enamel)
33.8 cm. blade

Footnotes

For a very similar dagger see Henry Russell Robinson, Il Museo Stibbert A Firenze, Volume Primo, 1974, p. 76, pl. 61b

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.