Details
Of typical form, the hilt and scabbard finely worked with dense floral arabesques and beads, the mounts and the reverse of the scabbard with niello decoration, the hilt with applied bosses, marked on blade
2138 in. (54.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Vyacheslav Grigorevich Naumenko (1883-1979), ataman of the Kuban Cossack voisko elected in 1920.
Nicholas Nazarenko, son-in-law of the above.
Helen Nazarenko-Bowden, daughter of the above.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 28 November 2011, lot 268.
Acquired at the above by the present owner.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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