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Lot 20Y

A Large Albanian Jambiya
19th Century

25 November 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Large Albanian Jambiya
19th Century

Of characteristic form, with curved double-edged blade with medial ridge along each side, the forte on both sides gold-damascened with shaped panels of foliage, and walrus-ivory grip (old splits) of circular section with deeply hooked guard and pommel of oval section, in original wood-lined silver scabbard (minor damage, locket replaced) chased with a scaled design along one side centred on a star of Solomon, and with symmetrical scrolling foliage along the other, suspension loop (repaired), and bud-shaped terminal
27.4 cm. blade

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