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† AN IRON AND SILVER REPOUSSÉ CEREMONIAL SWORD AND SCABBARD

† AN IRON AND SILVER REPOUSSÉ CEREMONIAL SWORD AND SCABBARD Tibet, 1900s. The sword with an iron blade and a coral inlaid hilt incised with scrolling foliage, wrapped with silver wire forming the grip. The scabbard with inset silver repoussé panels decorated with lions amid foliate scrolls, centered by inlays of hardstone, coral, and turquoise, and the reverse with a horse, phoenix, and elephant incised amid foliate scrolls, with damascened floral scrolls around the tip, all below a band of scrolling foliage with a sinuous dragon. The verso of the scabbard applied with a hook suspending a leather cord with beads and a bell. Inscriptions: Inscribed to the iron blade, ‘Serchenling, 1975’. Provenance: Property of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, deaccessioned in 2003. Christie’s New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 27 March 2003, lot 132. French private collection, acquired from the above in the After Sale. Condition: Good condition with old wear, manufacturing flaws, small nicks, light scratches, minor dents, some chips to inlays, and rust to the iron, all as expected. Weight: 1,346 g Dimensions: Length 64.3 cm Literature comparison: Compare a related short sword and scabbard, 18th-19th century, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 36.25.1462a, b. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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† AN IRON AND SILVER REPOUSSÉ CEREMONIAL SWORD AND SCABBARD

Estimate 1 500 - 3 000 EUR
Starting price 1 500 EUR

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For sale on Friday 28 Jun : 11:00 (CEST)
vienna, Austria
Galerie Zacke
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