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19TH CENTURY
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A CARVED IVORY DAGGER AND SCABBARD
19th Century
In the style of a Swiss 16th-century 'Holbein' dagger, the hilt with radially fluted pommel and shell-guard, and grip of swelling diamond section, the front of the scabbard carved in relief with the Dance of Death (seized in scabbard)
15¼in.
19th Century
In the style of a Swiss 16th-century 'Holbein' dagger, the hilt with radially fluted pommel and shell-guard, and grip of swelling diamond section, the front of the scabbard carved in relief with the Dance of Death (seized in scabbard)
15¼in.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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