Le Toit

The streets are cracked 

And there’s glass everywhere 

And a baby stares out 

With motherless eyes 

Under long gone beauty 

On fields of war 

Trapped in lament 

Detail of a dog from a portrait of Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, Queen in Prussia.

Khanjar Dagger

Dated: late 18th century

Culture: Indopersian

Measurements: overall length 40.5cm

The dagger has a curved, double-edged damask blade ribbed at the centre. The brass grip is entirely decorated with enamelled floral motifs on green ground. On the pommel lies a cabochon rosette featuring remains of stones. The scabbard is decorated en suite and it has a small suspension loop with a signature in Arabic.

Ohara Koson (1877-1945)   小原古邨

The Diamond Trellis Egg - August Holmström for Fabergé, 1892.