Bidspirit auction | A PAIR OF OTTOMAN MAKAS

A PAIR OF OTTOMAN MAKAS SCISSORS - Well-wrought of steel, the brass fingerstalls aligned for compact storage, likely for a traveling scribe. The blades of convex section, heavily inlaid in gold and silver overall. Probably Istanbul Court Workshop; a similar pair is displayed in the British Museum. First half of the 19th century. Overall length 20cm/ 7.9 inches. Condition I