MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 8-9 June 2011
8 June 2011
691. A CAUCASIAN SHASHKA
4,000-6,000 GBP
RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, 1799-1800.
Length in scabbard 93.5 cm., length of blade 76 cm.
Literature: Arms and Armors from Private Collection, Moscow, Strelets, 2011, pp. 212-213, illustrated.
The shashka with double fullered, slightly curved, single-edged
blade. The hilt with hooked, bifurcated pommel and mountings
of the scabbard are silver, chiselled and nielloed. An Arabic inscription and date 1214 (according to the Moslem calendar) engraved on the upper scabbard band. The wooden scabbard covered in leather (work in a Turkish style) and silver mounted en
suite with the hilt, decorated in a style of engraving and niello
(work in Cherkessk style).
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.