Name: Auction: SCOTTISH BRASS-MOUNTED HIGHLAND DIRK LATE 18TH CENTURY
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 800 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Day 1: Wednesday 20 August - Lots 1 - 296

Day 2: Thursday 21 August - Lots 297 - end

Scotland Collected is a unique celebration of Scottish creativity, craftsmanship and cultural legacy brought together in one specially curated auction.This sale showcases exceptional Scottish objects, each reflecting the nation's rich history and enduring spirit. Explore a diverse selection of treasures, from rare Jacobite artefacts and ceremonial Scottish silver, to fine single malt Scotch whisky, period furniture and iconic works by modern Scottish makers and artists. We have the pleasure this year of also offering a number of private collections, including Property from the Earls of Airlie (lots 212 - 296), Selected Highlights from the John Kirk Arms and Armour Collection (lots 296 - 343) and A Private Collection of Scottish Freshwater Pearl Jewellery (lots 616 - 712). Every lot has been chosen for its beauty, provenance and cultural significance, each with a story to tell, each a piece of Scotland, collected.Sale Contacts<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/about/specialists/john-mackie">John Mackie&nbsp;</a> | 0131 557 8844 | &nbsp;<a href="mailto:john.mackie@lyonandturnbull.com">john.mackie@lyonandturnbull.com</a> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/about/specialists/kier-alexander">Kier Alexander&nbsp;</a> | 0131 557 8844 | &nbsp;<a href="mailto:kier.alexander@lyonandturnbull.com">kier.alexander@lyonandturnbull.com</a>Buyers' Guide:

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the finely carved grip with Celtic interlace, above a shaped haunch with knotwork panel, brass mounted, the brass pommel cap with rope twist border and engraved with Classical Roman Centurion, the single fuller blade with pierced detail, leather scabbard with brass mounts, each engraved with displayed thistle, the upper mount engraved 'NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET,' the lower mount 'I REDD YE TO TAK??E &nbsp;O'SKATTH' with pierced border and engraved thistle, set for bi-knife and fork in shaped mounts,&nbsp;with its twin tined fork but bi-knife lacking, cheape mount loose; together with NORWEGIAN POWDER HORN, LATE 17TH CENTURY, &nbsp;the pressed cow horn body inscribed with geometric scrolls and stylised flower heads, with simple polished terminal (3)

SCOTTISH BRASS-MOUNTED HIGHLAND DIRK
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LATE 18TH CENTURY

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SCOTTISH BRASS-MOUNTED HIGHLAND DIRK ‡

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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SCOTTISH BRASS-MOUNTED HIGHLAND DIRK
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