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Hello dear members,
I wanted to show you this dagger, A mix betwwen wonderful components and average stuff: set with ciselled drop shaped corals and turquoises, many pieces are missing, maybe later emplacements with green glass beads ? The blade is just a steel sheet deco piece but is engraved The work on the drop shaped corals is ottoman work for me. I found on an old forum's post that these pieces are considered to come from India but I never saw the mix of corals and turquoises in India ( Tibet, Nepal ok ) and this kind of work on corals is not recent cheap tourist stuff and ottoman for me ( late 19th century ?? ) |
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Just ottoman,
yes, until we see the tip who isn't turkish at all... |
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The tip is well done too
+ other picture Were these deco weapons made for house decorations ? wedding gift for the husband in a marriage ... ? |
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Hi my friend,
As you said, you like "bling bling" things. ![]() I have a good news and a bad news. IMOH it is Ottoman. But most probably early 20th c. 1900-1920. Like a lot of Indian and Persian daggers on this forum, and as you said, most probably decorative. I don't want to say tourist item, but for sure some Europeans bought some of them as they are very decorative. We have a full thread about your dagger but I cannot find it. Your dagger is probably in tombak and the style is very much Ottoman Turkish. Please look at similar items from the late 19th and early 20th. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...rquoises+coral http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=coral Kind regards, Kubur |
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Hello,
Thank you Kubur for your comments and links, I hesitate to take all the pieces and transfer it on a kilij I have, If I can get that price ![]() maybe I have piece enough for the the backside !! Seriously, I find strange that this wonderful piece sold by Christies was ''just''made of gilt copper and not a massive silver scabbard, gold... |
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