Historic Saudi sabre sells for $1 m

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by ALEX

The presence of Shah Abbas, Assad-Allah, etc. cartouches does not imply Safavid origin. this has been written and discussed so many times before So many of those cartouches were added later. The blade of presentation saif above is not Safavid. The one with two gold inlaid cartouches is more likely. but could be anywhere of 18-19 C i.e. early-late Qajar period.

Salaams... Oh yes quite absolutely ... Like many masters his name was appearing on blades for a few hundred years..The subject blade has a couple of cartouche but I can't make out the words...which may lead us to discover the makers name? Not frankly that it makes a lot of difference...anyway I cite the detail on Safavid so that Forum library ... and those members wishing to refresh on that detail can easily do so.

I find the price tag interesting since the detail appears incorrect ... and for that money I would want a certain degree of accuracy...since clearly it is the photo and accompanying documents that have pumped the price.

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.