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Lot 40
A Mongolian Or Chinese DaggerQing Dynesty Or Later
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£600 - £800
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Qing Dynesty Or Later
Qing Dynesty Or Later
With broad slightly curved single-edged blade cut with a narrow fuller along the back on each side, hilt comprising shaped ovoidal silver guard set on top with two red coral beads (corallium rubrum) and two malachite beads, the latter in filigree settings, all within a border of embossed plaiting, and mottled green/grey nephrite grip of khanjar form, in its wooden scabbard with elaborate silver mounts variously embossed, pierced and chased in relief with foliage inhabited by butterflies and set with cabochon turquoises, carnelians and red corals (corallium rubrum), the silver suspension mount formed in the round as a chi-long and carrying two silver rings for suspension
27 cm. blade
27 cm. blade
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