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A Spanish Dagger In Hispano-Moresque StyleToledo, 19th Century
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £475 inc. premium
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Toledo, 19th Century
Toledo, 19th Century
With tapering double-edged blade of flattened diamond section etched over most of its length on each side with panels of symmetrical foliage centred on a male portrait medallion, the ricasso on one side etched 'Fabrica De Toledo', and with a helmeted portrait bust of a warrior on the other, steel hilt profusely decorated overall in gold with line borders enclosing symmetrical arabesques and florets, the pommel and each side of the quillon-block with calligraphy, down bent trefoil-shaped quillons, swelling grip with moulded medial band, and compressed globular pommel with button finial, in original steel scabbard en suite with the hilt (some wear overall, belt clip and scabbard terminal missing)
22 cm. blade
22 cm. blade
Footnotes
Daggers of this type were probably inspired by the sword of Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada. The decoration is in the manner of the famous Zuloaga family








