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Lot 34Y

A Turkish Kilij
19th Century

27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Turkish Kilij
19th Century

With broad curved blade fullered over half its length to the point within incised lines on each side, and decorated with gold-damascened meandering foliage along one side in front of the yelman, the forte on one side with faint traces of three gold-damascened panels containing the Declaration of Faith in thuluth script, hilt comprising russet quillon-block (loose) damascened in gold on both sides with a diamond-shaped panel of Arabic calligraphy within a scrollwork border, pointed langets and faceted bud-shaped quillons, gold-damascened grip-strap, and rounded rhinoceros horn grips, the pommel pierced for a sword-knot, in original textile-covered wooden scabbard with deep russet locket (langet mount missing on one side), chape and shaped suspension mounts gold-damascened with Arabic inscriptions in praise of the Sultan, the latter with two rings for suspension (some wear and rust patination)
78 cm. blade

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