A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO MOUNTED IVORY HILTED DAGGER
MAKER'S MARK RUBBED, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1850
With tapering double-edged steel blade, the hilt applied with silver floral bosses, the silver-mounted leather sheath decorated with panels of scrolling foliage on one side
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) long
A RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO MOUNTED IVORY HILTED DAGGER
MAKER'S MARK RUBBED, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1850
With tapering double-edged steel blade, the hilt applied with silver floral bosses, the silver-mounted leather sheath decorated with panels of scrolling foliage on one side
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) long