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A Persian AxeQajar, 19th Century
25 November 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £600 inc. premium
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Qajar, 19th Century
Qajar, 19th Century
Entirely of steel, with crescentric blade chiselled on both sides with a cartouche containing contemporary Persian figures seated amid foliage involving axes and a vase, a smaller cartouche beneath chiselled with Arabic calligraphy, rounded socket and waisted block-shaped peen chiselled with panels of calligraphy en suite, and retaining traces of gold-damascening, on faceted tubular steel haft in five stages and retaining traces of silver damascening, the top, central and bottom sections spirally twist and retaining some original gilding, and surmounted by a sprung clip formed as a chased and gilt bird with turquoise eyes (one missing, some pitting overall)
19.4 cm. head
19.4 cm. head








