A DIAMOND CEREMONIAL SHAKSHA
Lot 305 FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF HIS LATE IMPERIAL MAJESTY SOLTAN AHMAD SHAH QAJAR

A DIAMOND CEREMONIAL SHAKSHA

Closed18 May 2011

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CHF 627,000

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A DIAMOND CEREMONIAL SHAKSHA
The hilt and scabbard encrusted on one side with rose-cut diamonds, with two hanging hoops on the side, the blade applied with the following inscription:

'Made to the order of His Excellency Asif al-Sultaneh ... Khan mubarak (blessings) 1326'

1908-1909, total length 101 cm