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18TH CENTURY SPANISH COLONIAL
GENTLEMAN’S DAGGER – ENGRAVED BLADE AND CARVED IVORY
GRIP: Recovered in the Albuquerque, New Mexico
area, this artfully executed knife exhibits the grace
and beauty, yet functional size and weight, that one
would expect a Spanish Colonial gentleman to have
carried in the late 18th or early 19th
Centuries. Measuring overall 11 ˝” long this
dagger features a 7 ˝” double edged blade that still
retains some vestiges of an etched floral pattern in the
steel. This pattern is now worn and is only
faintly visible on the lower part of the blade.
The blade transitions into the grip with a patterned
brass fitting and delicate cross guard. The grip
is a series of carved, faceted ivory components stacked
on the tang, each finely etched with a cross hatch
pattern, and capped with an ivory crown. All of
the ivory is intact with no cracks or repairs and only
one component – the upper ring bordering the large main
grip section – has a minor chip from its faceted edge.
This is an impressive dagger, reminiscent of the glory
and wealth that was once enjoyed in the Spanish
Southwest, was likely a commission piece, presented to
one of the King’s officers assigned to that distant
frontier.
SOLD
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