Enrica Medugno
Senior Sale Coordinator
Property from the Mohammed Khalil Collection
Lot 102*,R
A Qajar gem-set jade-hilted watered-steel dagger (kard) Persia, 19th Century
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
Looking for a similar item?
Our Islamic and Indian Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
Oliver White
Head of Department
A Qajar gem-set jade-hilted watered-steel dagger (kard)
Persia, 19th Century
Persia, 19th Century
the single-edged watered-steel blade of tapering form, chiselled to the forte to both sides with a cusped half-palmette cartouche containing inscription, the jade hilt surmounted by a gem, the wood scabbard clad in silver decorated in repoussé with foliate interlace, set with an inscribed turquoise surrounded by gemstones, the upper edge set with further gemstones, the gemstones including emerald, sapphire and a ruby
30.3 cm. long
30.3 cm. long
Footnotes
Provenance
The Mohammed Khalil Collection.
Published
M. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. II, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 888, Cat. No. 767.
Inscriptions: a couplet from the preface to Sa'di's Gulistan, gharaz naqshist kaz ma baz manad/ kih hasti ra nami-binam baqa'i, 'The goal is a design that should outlive us, For I see no permanence in existence'; in the turquoise on the scabbard, Qur'an sura 65 (al-Talaq), part of vs. 3.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.