SABRE (SHAMSHIR) AVEC UNE LAME SIGNEÉ : ASAD-ALLAH - Lot 69

SABRE (SHAMSHIR) AVEC UNE LAME SIGNEÉ : ASAD-ALLAH THE SCABBARD WITH TUGHRA AND SAH, TURKEY, OTTOMAN ART, PERIOD OF SULTAN ABDULMEÇID I (1839-1861) Single-edged curved blade in finely damascened steel, decorated with several inscriptions, one of which bears the mark of the famous Asad-Allah workshop. Blond bovine horn handle (NR). Original leather scabbard, with gilded silver and gold-damascened copper fittings, stamped with several tughras and sahs. Length: 103 cm. Collection of a Greek officer (pre-1912). Then by descent. 1. عمل اسدالله : Made by Asad Allah (the legendary blacksmith of Safavid Iran). 3. لا فتی إلا علی : There is no hero other than ʿAli 3. لا سیف إلا ذوالفقار / There is no sword but Dha al- faqar