24th Jun, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, June 2026
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◉ A TURKISH SHAMSHIR WITH SILVER-GILT MOUNTS, TURKISH SILVER AND TUGHRA MARKS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, REIGN OF SELIM III ((1789-1807) OR MAHMUD II (1807-1839)
with curved single-edged blade (minor old staining), hilt comprising border engraved quillon-block with pointed langets and bud-shaped quillon terminals, reeded grip-strap, and rounded rhinoceros horn grip-scales pierced through the pommel for a red cord tassel, in its black leather wood-lined scabbard with wire seamed along the inside and deep border engraved locket and chape (minor old denting), rounded suspension mounts each with suspension ring, and retaining much of its gilding, 84.5 cm blade
Provenance
Property of the Marquess of Anglesey, removed from Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Sold for £2,800
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, REIGN OF SELIM III ((1789-1807) OR MAHMUD II (1807-1839)
with curved single-edged blade (minor old staining), hilt comprising border engraved quillon-block with pointed langets and bud-shaped quillon terminals, reeded grip-strap, and rounded rhinoceros horn grip-scales pierced through the pommel for a red cord tassel, in its black leather wood-lined scabbard with wire seamed along the inside and deep border engraved locket and chape (minor old denting), rounded suspension mounts each with suspension ring, and retaining much of its gilding, 84.5 cm blade
Provenance
Property of the Marquess of Anglesey, removed from Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Auction: Live Sale: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, June 2026, 24th Jun, 2026
Including:
An important English Private Collection
Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from Plas Newydd, Anglesey
The Robert E Brooker Jr. Collection of Rare Antique Arms and Armour, Part V
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Tuesday 23rd June: 10am - 5pm
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