Two pairs of calligrapher's scissors, Ottoman Empire, late 19th - early 20th century A pair of calligrapher's scissors, with curved steel blades, marked with a central ridge, and chased decoration, the frame inlaid with a stylized cypress tree in gold, the gilded handle with an Arabic calligraphic cutout forming a name of Allah "Ya Fattah". A second pair all in steel with thin curved blades and branches with chased decoration of twisted lines and decorated with mobile half-rings. Length : 24,3 cm and 21,5 cm Rings slightly deformed, gilding marks, traces of rust and oxidation. Two Pairs of Ottoman Gold-damascened Steel Calligrapher's Scissors, Turkey, 19th century