Auction Closed
June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN OTTOMAN STEEL SWORD (SHAMSHIR) AND SCABBARD, TURKEY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the long fine watered steel blade gently curved with wootz steel hilt decorated in gold damascene with foliate details, the scabbard with en-suite mounts and two suspension rings
sword: 94cm.
R. Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: a Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p.213, no.521.
