Possibly English; the steel blade mounted with a gold hilt decorated on a black ground with C-scrolls and set with cabochon turquoises, 6.4cm long.
1690 Devonshire Schedule …….”A little Cymeter sett with Turquoise and part of the Chaine to it”.
Categories: Art in Miniature | European Works of Art | Exhibitions | The Age of Elizabeth I |
A miniature enamel gem-set gold scimitar, circa 1600.
REFERENCE: EWA08554
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