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Lot 44Y
Three Arabian Jambiyas, And An Ethiopian Shotel19th Century And Later
23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £600 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistThree Arabian Jambiyas, And An Ethiopian Shotel
19th Century And Later
19th Century And Later
The first comprising a Wahabite jambiya with long curved double-edged blade incised with a medial line of decoration on each side of the forte, and waisted silver-covered hilt chased with foliage set with filigree clusters on the outside, in original wood-lined scabbard with deep silver locket and chape en suite with the hilt, and retaining the remains of its leather suspension strap, two Arabic jambiyas each with curved blade with medial ridge, waisted white-metal hilt set with filigree, and wood-lined scabbard en suite (one damaged), and two modern jambiyas, one in silver scabbard set with two lines of imitation turquoise beads; the last with curved fullered blade with etched geometric decoration and Ethiopian inscriptions, the forte etched on one side with a bust of Haile Selassie and on the other with St. George and the Dragon, and characteristic waisted two-piece rhinoceros horn hilt (chipped), the pommel with domed filigree brass cap, in original tooled leather scabbard (damaged)
The first 37.5 cm. blade, the last 78.3 cm. blade
The first 37.5 cm. blade, the last 78.3 cm. blade








