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A Wonderful Ormolu Ritual Dagger

$7,524.70
£5,500
€6,470.86
CA$10,334.04
A$11,565.84
CHF 6,039.17
MX$141,103.86
NOK 76,659.35
SEK 72,745.01
DKK 48,321.34
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About the Item

A mid 19th century French ritual dagger with a superb figure of skeletal father death, the blade engraved and the scabbard also mounted in ormolu and made to look as if it's much older. Circa 1840. A similar example sold in Bonhams in July, 2022.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.12 in (46 cm)Width: 3.75 in (9.5 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ormolu,Engraved
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1840
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Lincolnshire, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: SKU000013641stDibs: LU917643035682

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