with recurved blade formed with a pair of slender fullers and reinforced at the point, finely chiselled iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of langets with beadwork borders, curved oval guard with a beadwork border within a writhen frame, drawn-out on each side to a small bud-shaped quillon, knuckle-guard chiselled with foliage and rising to a small chiselled recurved Yali head finial, small pommel en suite with the quillons, and associated shaped green-jade grip-scales, 37.0 cm overall
Roy Elvis catalogue number D95.
Sold for £800
with recurved blade formed with a pair of slender fullers and reinforced at the point, finely chiselled iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of langets with beadwork borders, curved oval guard with a beadwork border within a writhen frame, drawn-out on each side to a small bud-shaped quillon, knuckle-guard chiselled with foliage and rising to a small chiselled recurved Yali head finial, small pommel en suite with the quillons, and associated shaped green-jade grip-scales, 37.0 cm overall
Roy Elvis catalogue number D95.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023