Gold & Silver Damascened Toledo Spanish Sword 1868

The blade narrowing to point, each side decorated with gold and silver inlay with a long cartouche filled with scrolls surrounding a series of small angular cartouches containing the inscription la ghalib ila allah alternating with eight-pointed stars, the locket with an inscription reading Toledo 1868 contained within a similar star, the hilt with a pommel of bulbous form above a cylindrical grip and lateral elongated cross-guard extending either side of the blade, all similarly decorated in gold and silver inlay with floral and geometric designs based around stars, the green velvet-covered sheath with four similarly decorated panels, two belt loops, minor losses to inlay.

42 7/8in. (109.2cm) long.

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