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A Persian Enamelled JambiyaQajar, 19th Century
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £11,400 inc. premium
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Qajar, 19th Century
Qajar, 19th Century
With slightly curved double-edged blade (pitted) of slightly hollowed diamond section, waisted copper hilt of ovoidal section finely polychrome enamelled overall with shaped panels of flowering foliage against green grounds (enamel damaged and restored in places, finial missing), in original wood-lined copper scabbard en suite with suspension loop on one side and bud-shaped terminal
23.8 cm. blade
23.8 cm. blade
Footnotes
For a very similar dagger described as 'probably made and decorated for the Turkish market', see Sir Guy Francis Laking, Wallace Collection Catalogues, Oriental Arms and Armour, 1964, p. 55, no. 1642








