A FINE WALRUS-HILTED WATERED STEEL DAGGER (JAMBIYYA) QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Of typical form, the hilt carved with three cherubs kneeling in front of a noble couple, the guard and pommel with an inscription in nasta'liq , the reverse with a light engraving of a young Qajar man, a dog chasing a hare below, the leather sheath embossed with an inscription, scrollworks and a palmette below, with walrus-ivory bulbous finial 13 ½in. (34.4cm.) long
A FINE WALRUS-HILTED WATERED STEEL DAGGER (JAMBIYYA) QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY Of typical form, the hilt carved with three cherubs kneeling in front of a noble couple, the guard and pommel with an inscription in nasta'liq , the reverse with a light engraving of a young Qajar man, a dog chasing a hare below, the leather sheath embossed with an inscription, scrollworks and a palmette below, with walrus-ivory bulbous finial 13 ½in. (34.4cm.) long
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