The Andrew Newall Collection of Weapons and The Vyvyan Myerson Collection of Cut-Steel and Cutlery
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 18 October 2021
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
About this Item
An Arab Shafra dagger, circa 1900
with decorated silver hilt, the downward curving blade with dot decoration, the spine of the blade decorated with crossed incised lines, Roman numerals and dot decoration, plain leather scabbard, the blade 17cm long; a Persian Pesh-Kabz, early 20th century, with horn and ivory handle, the blade slightly up-curving and etched to both sides with floral decoration and script, with leather scabbard, the blade 21cm long; and two Indo Persian daggers, 20th century, one with tubular ivory handle with red decorated end, the fullered blade with stamped markings, lacking scabbard, the blade 14cm long, the other, similar, the handle of wood and ivory section, the ivory with red decoration, metal collar, the fullered blade of sharp up-curving shape, stamped markings to blade, lacking scabbard, the tip of the blade with later suspension loop, the blade 18,5cm long
*This lot is not suitable for export
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