the first with curved blade formed with a serrated edge and bifurcated point, etched in imitation of watered pattern and decorated with gold foliage at the forte, and mottled green jade grip, carved with foliage in place of the quillons and animal mask pommel, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with iron mounts decorated with gold scrollwork; the second with white metal body decorated with vine fruit and foliage and turned bone handle, the first: 29.5 cm blade (3)
Sold for £240
the first with curved blade formed with a serrated edge and bifurcated point, etched in imitation of watered pattern and decorated with gold foliage at the forte, and mottled green jade grip, carved with foliage in place of the quillons and animal mask pommel, in its velvet-covered wooden scabbard with iron mounts decorated with gold scrollwork; the second with white metal body decorated with vine fruit and foliage and turned bone handle, the first: 29.5 cm blade (3)
Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024
Including:
Antique Arms & Armour
Asian Works of Art
Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books
Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)