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Lot 171Y
A Rare And Unusual Persian Kard19th Century Or Earlier
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,840 inc. premium
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19th Century Or Earlier
19th Century Or Earlier
With finely watered single-edged blade with reinforced point of sharply pointed circular section, the back of the blade with three finely chiselled converging lines along its entire length and signed 'The work of Kal Ahmad' in gold-inlaid Persian script at the forte, the hilt retaining some blueing and decorated with gold-inlaid running foliage and stars within gold line borders, rounded ivory grips (one with split and small repair), and silver ferrule at the top forming the hinge for the pommel, the latter with 'eared' ivory scales, pierced silver suspension swivel, and spring-catch set with a cabochon turquoise forming a button, opening to reveal a slender kard with watered single-edged blade, gold-inlaid hilt with dark horn grips-scales (one split) painted with gold foliage (worn), silver mount at the top forming the hinge for the blued gold-inlaid pommel-cap secured by the pierced silver suspension swivel and opening to reveal a further smaller slender kard with pinned rounded ivory grip-scales
25.3 cm., 19.8 cm. and 13.1 cm. blades
25.3 cm., 19.8 cm. and 13.1 cm. blades








