AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024

AN INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ DAGGER WITH ZOOMORPHIC HANDLE, 19 C.

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

Buyer's premium:

A finely made Indo-Persian pesh-kabz dagger with an exquisitely carved zoomorphic handle and gilt mounts set with small stones. The stylized handle may represent an Indian dragon or possibly a tiger and is decorated down its back by fine foliate carving. The scabbard is a wooden core wrapped with red fabric and is finished by a florally engraved and gilt chape, as well as wire stitching.

Indo-Persia, 19th Century.

L: 15 in. (38.1 cm.);

Condition: Very good overall, with some light pitting on the blade and some discoloration on the scabbard.