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An Ottoman officer's sword with Persian blade18th/19th century
8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
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An Ottoman officer's sword with Persian blade
18th/19th century
18th/19th century
Slender, curved 33 inch crucible steel Persian blade, probably late 18th century, one side with traces of chiseled and gilt Persian maker's cartouches and with a gold overlaid inscription contemporary with the mounts. Hilt, second half 19th century, comprising gilt silver crossguard comprising scrolled and fluted quillons flanking 'lanquets' molded with foliage and bearing Ottoman silver hallmarks; rhino horn gripscales, the spine of hallmarked gilt silver chased with floral meander. Black leather-covered scabbard, the throat and suspension mounts of hallmarked silver and chased with panels of meander. Drag, which appears to be original, of russet steel decorated with gold overlaid decoration.
Condition: Blade showing fine black wootz pattern over much of it's surface with some scattered areas of dark staining and obscured in the area under the later inscription. Hilt retaining much of the thin gilt finish, the crossguard slightly loose; gripscales with minor chipping and small marks. Scabbard mounts with scattered marks and showing very slight traces of gilt finish.
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Condition: Blade showing fine black wootz pattern over much of it's surface with some scattered areas of dark staining and obscured in the area under the later inscription. Hilt retaining much of the thin gilt finish, the crossguard slightly loose; gripscales with minor chipping and small marks. Scabbard mounts with scattered marks and showing very slight traces of gilt finish.
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Footnotes
Provenance: Richard R. Wagner, Jr. Collection. Illustrated on page 75 of Arms of the Paladins, The Richard R. Wagner, Jr. Collection of Fine Eastern Weapons by Oliver S. Pinchot.