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CAUCASIAN KINJAL With a scabbard richly damascened with gold…
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CAUCASIAN KINJAL With a scabbard richly damascened with gold…
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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Description
CAUCASIAN KINJAL
With a scabbard richly damascened with gold.
Georgian blade from the early 19th century, engraved in steel and inlaid with gold.
48.5 cm, 35.5 cm (blade)
Georgia, Caucasus, early 19th century. A.B.E.
Several examples of richly decorated kindjals in this style are held in the Wallace Collection in London. (The Wallace Collection, Catalogue Arms & Armour from Asia, Africa and the Ottoman World, pp.313, 315)
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CAUCASIAN KINJAL
With a scabbard richly decorated with gold damascening.
Georgian blade from the early 19th century, with steel engraving and gold inlay.
48.5 cm, 35.5 cm (blade)
Georgia, Caucasus, early 19th century. General condition.
Several examples of similar daggers, richly decorated in the same style, are held in the Wallace Collection in London. (The Wallace Collection, Catalogue: Arms & Armour from Asia, Africa and the Ottoman World, pp. 313, 315)
See original version (French)
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