7th Dec, 2022 11:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST, with curved crescentic blade formed with a fuller along the back-edge and moulded point, sharp inner edge, engraved iron disc guard with scalloped border, broad tapering knuckle-guard with border en suite and formed with a sharp point on the outside towards the base, recurved bud-shaped finial, two-piece grip formed of a broad iron basal ferrule and carved angular hardwood, the latter rising to a brass-bound elliptical pommel with three concentric washers with scrolling terminals, 56.5 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C100. Another example is preserved in the Mysore Palace Armoury, see Talwar 1994, p. 19. Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)
Sold for £550
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST, with curved crescentic blade formed with a fuller along the back-edge and moulded point, sharp inner edge, engraved iron disc guard with scalloped border, broad tapering knuckle-guard with border en suite and formed with a sharp point on the outside towards the base, recurved bud-shaped finial, two-piece grip formed of a broad iron basal ferrule and carved angular hardwood, the latter rising to a brass-bound elliptical pommel with three concentric washers with scrolling terminals, 56.5 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C100. Another example is preserved in the Mysore Palace Armoury, see Talwar 1994, p. 19. Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 7th Dec, 2022
