A Fine Ottoman Axe, Turkey, 19th Century
Auction Closed
April 29, 12:32 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the steel head richly inlaid with silver floral motifs, including inscriptions of ‘O God, O Muhammad, O ‘Ali’ on the throat and ‘Yusuf 573’ on the face, the steel mounts inlaid en-suite, the wooden haft covered with red velvet
57cm.
Sotheby's, London, 16 October 1985, lot 429
Philippe Missillier Collection no.81C
A comparable silver-inlaid axe is in the Wallace Collection, London (inv. no.OA1594). It is inscribed ‘Suleyman’ on the face and was acquired by the fourth Marquess of Hertford before 1865.
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