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a gold and silver sword and shield on a black backgroundtwo swords and a shield on a table with a gray backgroundan old, gold colored axe with a wooden handle next to a sworda close up of a metal object on a table with a label on ita close up of two swords and a shield on a tablea close up of a sword and a shield on a tablea close up of a gold plate with a sword on a standa gold plated shield with a sword on a stand
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42 - Qajar Iran, late 19th century. Saddle axe, known as a ‘tabar…
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Qajar Iran, late 19th century. Saddle axe, known as a ‘tabar’ or ‘tabarzin’, with a double blade, Qajar Iran, late 19th century Partially gilded steel axe with a double-bladed crescent-shaped head, featuring engraved and champlevé decoration comprising medallions filled with figures or animals against a background of foliage. Between the blades, a thrusting point with a central ridge and a base openwork featuring two facing makara heads. Damascened handle with bevelled sides, finished with a pear-shaped pommel with a bevelled base, which unscrews to reveal a dagger with a quadrangular blade. Length: 85 cm; Dagger length: 57 cm. Flaking gilding, particularly worn on the hilt; traces of oxidation and rust; slight twisting of the point. A similar example to this axe-dagger, also Qajar, is held in the Wallace Collection in London (OA 1556). Expert: Ms Camille Celier
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About the sale FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART
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Auction time 09/26/2026 at 2:00 PM
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