LOT 20:
A RARE EASTERN EUROPEAN DAGGER
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Start price:
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250
Estimated price :
$500 - $700
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sales tax: 6%
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A RARE EASTERN EUROPEAN DAGGER
Likely Hungarian, possibly made for the Russian market; a small dagger for concealment on the person. With fine silver grip modeled with baroque motifs, mounted with a fine Persian black wootz blade and gold-inlaid at the forte on each side. In its shagreen-covered wooden sheath with engraved silver mounts en suite with the hilt. Hallmarked. Mid-18th-erly 19th century. Grip worn through in spots, chape dented. Overall length 23.5cm. Condition IV

