Lot n° 275
Estimation :
800 - 1200
EUR
MAROC, vers 1880-1920 - Lot 275
MAROC, vers 1880-1920
Dagger, called "Koumya".
Handle with hilt-forming ferrule and pommel in silver plate (min. 800) and brass, cut and decorated with scrolls.
Cut and polished Diceros bicornis rhinoceros horn spindle.
Double-edged blade.
Scabbard sheathed in silver plate (min. 800), chased with reserves decorated with floral motifs or scrolls, with two rings, on wooden webs.
Inscriptions in Arabic calligraphy on the top of the chape: "Au nom de Dieu" and "L'époque de Mohamed".
Gross weight : 580 g. - Blade length: approx. 24.1 cm - Total length: 41.7 cm - Fuse size: 10.5 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm.
Brass ferrule, possibly replaced.
Scratches and a few knocks from use; cracks, a few nicks and chips on the spindle, with old fillings; some oxidation on the blade; some wear and small chips on the scabbard decoration.
To be compared with Moroccan daggers in the Musée du Quai Branly, notably those in the Maurice Bernard donation.
The certificate of expertise of Mr. Peio RAHOLA, expert in zoological collections and entomologist, concerning the material of the handle, will be given to the buyer with this lot.
It establishes that this worked objet d'art, was made from a horn of Diceros bicornis or Black Rhinoceros (I/A), a so-called pre-convention specimen predating 1947 and in view of its age prior to June 1, 1947, its commercial use in the EU is permitted as well as on French national territory in accordance with the ministerial order of May 4, 2017, relating to the ban on trade in elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn.
In addition, reference is made to the applicable General Terms and Conditions.
The item presented, made entirely or partly of worked rhinoceros horn (I/A), is pre-Convention and predates June 1, 1947. It therefore complies with Article 32-c of Regulation (EC) No. 1808/2001 incorporating Article 2, point w of Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 and the Ministerial Order of August 16, 2016 amended by the Ministerial Order of May 4, 2017. It can therefore be marketed accompanied by the certificate of an expert in zoological collections for the identification of the species. The adjudication slip includes the prior expertise as to the dating and manufacture of the object.
OBLIGATIONS :
For the delivery of the lot, the person declared the winning bidder for having made a bid by any means whatsoever for a lot containing rhinoceros horn manufactured prior to June 1, 1947, undertakes to provide Drouot Estimations without delay with all the necessary information, in particular the presentation of his or her identity document and the communication of his or her current contact details.
The successful bidder is solely responsible for taking all other steps required by the particular nature of the lot. In particular, it is the buyer's responsibility to take any subsequent steps required for future resale or export.
If the lot is to be exported from the European Union, an export permit will be required. This is the responsibility of the future buyer, and will be issued by the DREAL of his place of residence.
The issuance of such a document is not automatic.
In the case of re-exportation, it is the purchaser's responsibility to check with the relevant authorities in the country of import, particularly the United States, Singapore, etc., prior to any purchase.
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