28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
244
‡ A LEFT-HAND DAGGER WITH 17TH CENTURY BLADE, 19TH CENTURY
with tapering fullered blade from a transitional sword, stamped with a brief inscription (indistinct) within a short fuller on each face, iron hilt, comprising Mamluk style quillons with faceted dome terminals, tapering faceted grip, bulbous pommel en suite with the quillons, and the upper portion of the grip and pommel inlaid with silver lines, 32.0 cm blade
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £320
with tapering fullered blade from a transitional sword, stamped with a brief inscription (indistinct) within a short fuller on each face, iron hilt, comprising Mamluk style quillons with faceted dome terminals, tapering faceted grip, bulbous pommel en suite with the quillons, and the upper portion of the grip and pommel inlaid with silver lines, 32.0 cm blade
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
