View Full Version : GAUDIEST KNIFE COMPETITION, MY ENTRY
VANDOO
6th February 2009, 07:27 PM
THIS FINE SPECIMIN IS MY GAUDIEST AND I CHALLENGE ONE AND ALL TO TOP IT. :p
PLEASE EXCUSE THE QUALITY OF MY PICTURES AS I HAD TO GO BACK TO MY OLD CAMERA WHICH IS NOT VERY GOOD BECAUSE I COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO RESIZE PHOTOS FROM MY GOOD CAMERA.
THIS FINE DAGGER IS MUCH MORE MAGNIFICENT IN PERSON AND SURLEY BELONGED TO THE GREAT POOBAH HIMSELF. :D
katana
6th February 2009, 07:56 PM
YOU WIN :D :D :p ....actually I had to wear these " :cool: " to fully appreciate its subtle beauty :p
Regards David
Rick
6th February 2009, 09:49 PM
This is about the gaudiest I have . :shrug: :)
Rich
6th February 2009, 09:56 PM
THIS FINE SPECIMIN IS MY GAUDIEST AND I CHALLENGE ONE AND ALL TO TOP IT.
Actually, I think this is someone's attempt (poorly done) at a copy of
the Topkapi (sp?) dagger. Still definitely the gaudiest I've seen.
Rich S
Robert
6th February 2009, 10:27 PM
I humbly bow in the presence of your daggers mighty glare :eek: I offer you my condolences, I mean congratulations.
Robert
avaunt
6th February 2009, 10:39 PM
Who was the original owner? Liberace of Arabia? :rolleyes:
Atlantia
7th February 2009, 01:49 AM
Setting the bar pretty high there Vandoo!
Lew
7th February 2009, 03:20 AM
Here is mine.
ariel
12th February 2009, 01:51 AM
My entry is from e-bay ( listing is over and done with).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170293706168
Cannot compete with Vandoo's beauty, but... how about bronze medal?
VANDOO
7th August 2012, 05:24 AM
I RAN ACROSS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS SORT OF DAGGER ON EBAY. IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN ETHIOPEAN DRESS DAGGER. I DIDN'T BUY IT SO THERE MAY BE HOPE OUT THERE FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO BE KING OF BLING ;)
kahnjar1
7th August 2012, 06:10 AM
Scabbard only I am afraid. The knife was lost in a kids colouring competition :D :D
Stu
Dom
7th August 2012, 02:18 PM
my small contribution ;)
in truth ... collection of my wife
à +
Dom
carlos
7th August 2012, 02:55 PM
Here is mine!!
carlos
Jim McDougall
7th August 2012, 04:49 PM
Who was the original owner? Liberace of Arabia? :rolleyes:
JUDL!!!!!!
Absolutely priceless!!!!! :) :)
Barry, what an amazingly interesting idea for a thread, and cant wait to see the competition continue ...but gotta admit yourswill be tough to beat.
This thing is truly the king of kitsch!
Atlantia
7th August 2012, 06:08 PM
These all look like they've come straight out of Elton John's cutlery drawer.
Shimmerxxx
7th August 2012, 08:32 PM
Here's one from The Wallace Collection that caught my eye.
ALEX
13th August 2012, 08:31 PM
Here's one from The Wallace Collection that caught my eye.
Shimmerxxx, you have a good eye. I think we need to clarify some terminology here. The term "gaudiest" has several meanings:
--Brilliantly or excessively showy.
--Cheaply showy in a tasteless way.
--Ostentatiously ornamented.
The Wallace Collection dagger you show above is one of the most beautiful and outstanding examples of Mughal art. As such, and considering the content of this thread, I'd refrain from using the term "gaudiest".
"Brilliantly made" is more like it:-)
VANDOO
13th August 2012, 08:43 PM
TRUE THE REAL WORKS OF ART THOUGH OFTEN FLASHY AND COLORFUL TO SOME TASTES ARE IN ANOTHER CATEGORY ENTIRELY. PERHAPS ROYAL WEAPONS OR WEAPONS OF STATE? IF RUBIES, DIAMONDS, GOLD AND OTHER PRECIOUS STONES WERE WORTHLESS PERHAPS THEN THEY WOULD BE GAUDIE BUT EVEN THEN THE WORKMANSHIP WOULD SET THEM IN A MUCH HIGHER CATEGORY. :)
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET PERMISSION TO START A POST ON SOME OF THE VERY JEWEL ENCRUSTED TREASURES SUCH AS THE TOPKAPI DAGGER AMONG OTHERS BUT SO FAR HAVE HAD NO REPLY TO MY INQUIRYS.
HOPEFULLY I WILL RECEIVE PERMISSION SOON AS I HAVE THE PICTURES ON HAND.
WORTH IS ALSO A MATTER OF TIMEING IF SUCH A DAGGER AS MINE WERE OFFERED AT THE RIGHT TIME AND PLACE PERHAPS ONE COULD HAVE OWNED MANHATTEN. :D
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