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Click here to subscribe:A FINE INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ, late 18th / early 19th century, with 12in. watered single-edged sharply-tapering blade with reinforced tip, the gilt iron hilt decorated with foliage (very minor loss to gilding), walrus-ivory eared grip-scales, in original scabbard covered with dark purple cloth, the mounts decorated en suite with the hilt.
:AN INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ, early 19th century, with 9in. watered single-edged sharply-tapering blade with reinforced tip, the iron hilt with beaked hardstone grip-scales, copper grip-retaining pins each with silver flower-head washer, in original cloth-covered scabbard (some wear to cloth) with silver-gilt mounts.
:A FINE PERSIAN YATAGHAN, late 18th / early 19th century, with 21 3/4in. single-edged blade profusely decorated on each side and along the back-edge with gold-damascened foliage and, on the left side, three panels containing inscriptions, the iron hilt decorated en suite (some minor wear to damascening on the grip-strap), characteristic walrus ivory grip-scales with worn Fenton & Sons label, in leather-covered scabbard (some wear to tip), probably original, with gilt locket decorated in relief with flowers and foliage (gilding worn).
:AN OTTOMAN KILIJ, the blade 18th century, with 28 1/2in. curved single-edged fullered blade double-edged towards the shaped point, each fuller with gold-damascened Arabic inscription, the right side with additional smaller cartouche containing a further Arabic inscription (slightly worn), brass hilt of characteristic form, horn grip-scales, and later velvet-covered scabbard. Other Notes: A handwritten label from the collector states that he was able to get a partial translation of the inscriptions on the blade. The long inscription reads 'Draw the sword of valour from the scabbard of destruction, and cut off with it, the heads of the envious and the hostile'. The smaller cartouche dates the blade to year 905 of the Heirega (1577 AD). The sword was shown to The British Museum in October 1922.
:A SILVER-MOUNTED OTTOMAN KILIJ, the blade made in Constantinople, circa 1650, with 28 1/2in. watered fullered curved single-edged blade double-edged towards the shaped point, the right side of the blade with chiselled maker's mark in the form of a bear, each forte and fuller with gold-damascened inscriptions, with later silver-mounted hilt and scabbard, each struck with Ottoman hallmarks and decorated with borders of chased foliage, and large characteristic swelling horn sgrip-scales.
A ROBERT MORDEN REGIONAL MAP OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, hand tinted showing three scales of miles*. Framed and glazed. 36cm x 42cm; Also A TINTED REGIONAL MAP OF BEDFORDSHIRE printed to accompany "The Beauties of England and Wales", published by Vernor and Hood, Poultry 1804. 25cm x 18.7cm *Miles were not of a universal length throughout the British Isles at this time (C1700) when 3 scales of miles appear on Robert Morden's maps. Hence the phrase "a long mile"
A Victorian oak mercury stick barometer, late 19th century, with foliate carved break-arch pediment above canted white enamel double vernier scales signed W. ARONSBERG & CO. 12 VICTORIA STR. MANCHESTER behind bevelled glass, the trunk with foliate carved panels above glazed mercury thermometer and conforming apron panel, with cartouche centred cistern cover to the circular base, 108cm high overall.
Griffin & Tatlock Limited laboratory scales with brass central column, in glass & wooden case, glass door at front lifts up, wooden case has some marks, including Bakelite case set of weights & pincers, brass weights are stained, approx. 17 height, 17.5 length & 10 depth [No shipping available with this item]
A large set of W.T Avery beam scales formerly in use in a silver warehouse, with a decorative wrought iron finial above a plain brass pedestal falling to a cast iron base, complete with a large copper weighing bin and a range of 20th Century troy ounce weights, with three cast iron bell weights ranging from 100 to 400 troy ounces, six 50 troy ounce brass weights and a quantity of various smaller weights
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