AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR NOVEMBER 2023
Lot 25:
Description
Well-wrought of steel, the brass fingerstalls aligned for compact storage, likely for a traveling scribe. The blades of convex section, heavily inlaid in gold and silver overall. Probably Istanbul Court Workshop; a similar pair is displayed in the British Museum. First half of the 19th century. Overall length 20cm/ 7.9 inches. Condition I
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