‡ A HIGHLY DECORATED WAR HAMMER AND AXE IN TURKISH... Lot 27

‡ A HIGHLY DECORATED WAR HAMMER AND AXE IN TURKISH LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY the axe-head with curved blade, moulded terminal and rear pean each formed with a round flat face, the head decorated with a fan-shaped arrangement of engraved silver and brass panels and cut with an inscription over each of the back edges; the hammer head with chisel-shaped leading edge, and long rear fluke with tapering rectangular point, decorated en suite with the axe, and incorporating an inlaid inscription, 'amal al-mu'allim sa 'id bi-tatwan 'am 1290' ("Work of the teacher Sa'id in Tetouan, year 1290 (1873-4)) and each on a decorated wooden haft 61.0 cm; 24 in and 63.5 cm; 25 in overall (2) Provenance Sotheby's, 10th October 1991, lot 284