A SMALL OTTOMAN YATAGHAN
TURKEY, LATE 18th/ EARLY 19th CENTURY
£1,386
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Description
with gently curving single-edged steel blade, the hilt and scabbard mounted in repoussé silver profusely decorated in relief with repeat rocaille floral design
Dimensions
42.5cm (16 ¾in)
Footnote
Yataghans of this size are rare. For similar examples, see Christie’s, Art & Textiles of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 8 April 2011, lot 458; and, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 12 October 2004, lot 55.