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An Arabian Gold-Mounted Shamshir19th Century
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,375 inc. premium
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An Arabian Gold-Mounted Shamshir
19th Century
19th Century
With curved fullered single-edged blade, hilt comprising steel quillon block set with a gold-mount on each side embossed with foliage, pointed largets en suite, and gold-covered quillons with fluted bud-shaped terminals, grip and cone-shaped pommel each covered in gold filigree, the former with four roundels of bright-cut studs along each side, in original wooden scabbard covered in black leather seamed in gold and with gold locket, deep chape and suspension mounts, the first en suite with the hilt, the remainder embossed with designs of foliage on both sides, and with two silver rings for suspension
79.3 cm. blade
79.3 cm. blade








