Lot n° 122
Estimation :
800 - 1200
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 5 850EUR
PRESENT DAY SAIF SWORD - Lot 122
PRESENT DAY SAIF SWORD
MIDDLE EAST, PROBABLY SAUDI ARABIA, 20TH CENTURY
Saber with curved, single-edged blade and gutter, engraved on one side with a scroll-filled cartouche followed by three inscriptions in cursive Arabic: "As-Saif 'izzat majd inta qâbidiha / Wa izzat al-majd lâ ta'tîk bil-Wahn
/ Fafî as-suyûf difâ' al-'Arab wa al-Watan" (lit. "The sword is the pride of the glory you hold, and the power of glory
glory does not belong to the weak, and in the swords is the defense of the Arabs and the homeland".
On the other, an English inscription in capital letters: "TO MR PIERRE CARDIN" ("A M. Pierre Cardin").
Handle with pistol grip pommel and hilt flanked by two quillons finished with a filigree flower, metal with filigree and partially gilded vegetal decoration, enhanced by a turquoise cabochon on each side.
each side. The metal scabbard on a wooden core, with filigree vegetal decoration and partial gilding, enhanced by with red and turquoise glass paste cabochons, two suspension rings on one side. In
its rectangular case lined with garnet-red velvet paper, trimmed with twisted braids of black and gold thread, and closing with a hinged lid.
hinged lid.
Sword length: 92 cm , length with scabbard: 100.5 cm , case dimensions: 103 × 20 cm
The three Arabic inscriptions on one side of the blade are verses taken from a poem frequently engraved
on Saudi sword blades. The dedication in English on the reverse indicates that this weapon of honor was a gift to
Pierre Cardin, presumably by the Saudi government.
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