A Highland Silver-Mounted Dress Dirk

A Highland Silver-Mounted Dress Dirk Mid-Late 19th Century With highly burnished tapering blade fullered along the back over half its length on each side, swelling ebony grip carved in relief with Celtic interlace, line engraved basal mount extending over the shoulders, and circular pommel-cap with compressed button finial, in original silver-mounted black leather scabbard tooled with a design of repeated quatrefoils with a vertical line of crosses between, the locket engraved on the outside with the Sutherland crest above an initial 'S' within a border of ropework, two suspension rings on the inside, by-knife and fork en suite with the dirk, and in very fine condition 36 cm. blade For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com