article_snippet: Admiral Lord Nelson's sword scabbard (pictured) is set to sell at auction for up to £70,000 .
article_snippet: The chape was from a scimitar sword presented to Nelson by the Sultan Selim III of the Turkish Empire to commemorate the British victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
article_snippet: The chape is decorated in diamonds with the star and crescent which matches the Ottoman Order of the Crescent granted to Nelson in 1799.
article_snippet: We can associate The chape with Nelson through the star and crescent at the centre of the decoration which matches the Ottoman Order of the Crescent conferred on Nelson in 1799 and as seen in a portrait of Nelson in 1801. '
highlights_snippet: An ornate scabbard gifted to Admiral Lord Nelson is set to sell for £70,000 .
  
highlights_snippet: An ornate scabbard was given to Admiral Lord Nelson by Sultan Selim III of the Turkish Empire .
  