Auction 19
АНТИКВАРНОЕ ОРУЖИЕ И ДОСПЕХИ
May 16, 2020
Manhattan Art & Antique Center 1050 2nd Avenue Gallery 52 New York, New York 10022 USA, United States
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LOT 185:
A RUSSIAN DAGESTAN CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD
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Sold for: $8,000
Start price:
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5,000
Estimated price:
$10,000 - $15,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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A RUSSIAN DAGESTAN CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD
In thick engraved silver mounted finished with niello of characteristic Dagestan style, with single-edged curved blade of a Persian shamshir form, with zoomorphic pommel and cross guard engraved and nielloed in suite and a chain connecting pommel and quillion. A round cartouche at the center of the cross guard features Arabic inscriptions. Wooden scabbard is covered in black shagreen leather, mounted in thick silver. Original silver-mounted leather strap. Ca. 1880.
Dimensions: L: 37 3/8 in., (95 cm.)
Condition: Very good, scabbard leather has been repaired
