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Lot 32*

A Caucasian Kindjal
19th Century

23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Caucasian Kindjal
19th Century

With sharply tapering double-edged blade etched with scrollwork (worn, some rust patination) within the fullers over most of its length on each side, the waisted hilt (pommel repaired on one side) and wood-lined scabbard entirely covered in nielloed silver embossed and chased on the outside with symmetrical scrolling foliage against finely punched grounds, the inner sides nielloed with scrolling panels of foliage, the suspension mount and spherical terminal en suite
35.5 cm. blade

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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.

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