AN OTTOMAN GOLD HORN-HILTED STEEL SWORD (SHAMSHIR) TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY the single-edged curved steel blade of tapering form decorated in gold to either side with lines of inscription flanked by floral sprays, the brass forte with bud quillons, horn grips 83.5 cm. long Footnotes Provenance Formerly in the collection of Oliver Hoare (1945-2018), London. Private collection, London.