text: Marie Zimmermann. Dagger and Scabbard, dated 1921. Dagger handle: silver, emerald, pink tourmalines, jade, pink sapphire, ruby, emerald, blue sapphire, citrine, garnet, chrysoberyl, unheated multi-colored corundum. Blade: damascened steel with gold, pink tourmaline, blue sapphire, jade or chrysoprase, garnet, blue sapphire. Scabbard: silver, bone, red velvet, amethyst, lapis lazuli, pink tourmaline or pink sapphire, ruby or garnet, chrysoberyl, emerald, jade. Dagger, 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); scabbard, 6 1/8 in (15.6 cm). Private collection. Photograph: David Cole © Svartvik Metalworks, Ltd. Used by permission.