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A QAJAR MARINE IVORY-HILTED DAGGER AND SCABBARD, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY |
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- 38cm.
slightly waisted marine-ivory hilt carved with human figures between inscriptions in nasta'liq, watered-steel double-edged with a central ridged blade, in a leather-covered wood scabbard, with silver chape
Condition
In overall fairly good condition, with slight cracking on the ivory hilt consistent with age, light abrasion along the blade, the scabbard with slight discoloration due to wear, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
inscription
‘The handle of your dagger is world-conquering
Even though it is of a hand-full of bones’
A similar text is on a dagger published in Islamic Arms and Armour from private Danish Collection, 1982, no.75 and on a dagger in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. no.36.25.1058, published in Pyhrr and Kwiatkowski, 2015, pp.224-5, cat.no.90).
‘The handle of your dagger is world-conquering
Even though it is of a hand-full of bones’
A similar text is on a dagger published in Islamic Arms and Armour from private Danish Collection, 1982, no.75 and on a dagger in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. no.36.25.1058, published in Pyhrr and Kwiatkowski, 2015, pp.224-5, cat.no.90).