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again looking for your knowledge on origin and age...
as I can only guess or speculate only description was Antique Knife hande made with Silver I have no more details as it hasn't arrived yet.. So please your thoughts , thank you very much ! |
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IMHO old Uzbek pchak
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so it arrived today, cleaned some dirt and had a good look.
This horn handle is not as dark as the Ottoman horn you see in the Balkans or what you call present day Turkey; that looks close to more black. This horn is more darkis brown when you look close at it, As the seller's description was correct: the ferrule and star or flowerlike ornaments on the handle / grip are silver. The 2 pieces of the handle / grip have a red metal in between them, ending into the ferrule: copper/bronze? So hope this helps you forum member with your determination on its age ... Last edited by gp; 18th May 2021 at 09:53 PM. |
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I will cautiously assume - the first third of the 20th century.
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This knife shape and style of decoration took place throughout the 20th century. But silver in the USSR was used in accordance with strict rules - the state assay mark was required. Therefore, I assume that the knife was made before such rules took effect in the Uzbek SSR.
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An excellent knife for the late 19th century. Here is a similar one from the collection of the Danish ethnographer Ole Olufsen from the expedition to Bukhara in the 1890s
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