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A gold and niello silver-mounted steel sword (saif) Arabian Peninsula, 19th Century image 1
A gold and niello silver-mounted steel sword (saif) Arabian Peninsula, 19th Century image 2
Property from a Distinguished Private UK Collection
Lot 104

A gold and niello silver-mounted steel sword (saif)
Arabian Peninsula, 19th Century

22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £4,480 inc. premium

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A gold and niello silver-mounted steel sword (saif)
Arabian Peninsula, 19th Century

the single-edged steel blade of slightly curved form with three fullers to each side, the forte to one side engraved with '55', the other side engraved '5555', the hilt of typical form with gold-overlaid silver crossguard with bud quillons, the bone grips with gold mounted backstrap decorated in repoussé with floral designs, the pommel with gold-overlaid silver mount engraved and decorated in niello with foliate and vegetal designs, with knuckle chain, the wood scabbard clad in black leather with gold-overlaid silver mounts engraved and decorated in niello with floral and foliate designs, two suspension loops to one side
90.5 cm. long

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Provenance
Distinguished private UK collection, London.

For a comparable saif dated AH 1265/ AD 1848 sold in these rooms, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 29 March 2022, lot 120.

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