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A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade formed with a rounded tip, copper alloy hilt comprising small disc guard and tall pommel each cast and pierced with traditional foliage inhabited by a dragon, and segmental grip bound with copper alloy wire, in its copper alloy mounted wooden scabbard decorated en suite with the hilt, including locket and chape with further dragons and a central rondel decorated with a bird, 59.3 cm blade Provenance Montague Waldegrave, 5th Baron Radstock (1867-1953), by descent
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A CHINESE SWORD (DAO), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
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