4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
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AN INDIAN HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED BHAGUAN KHOOSALOA, AHMEDABAD
of concave form curved outwards at the brim, the outer surface lacquered and decorated with a band of foliage, fitted with four large engraved copper alloy bosses with foliate brims around a central panel en suite with the brim, the interior painted red, with a small pad, three rings for enarmes (the fourth missing), inscribed 'Bhaguan Khoosaloa, shield maker, Ahmedabad' and applied with two labels including 'Circle 3, Bombay and Sind no. 923', 38.3 cm diameter
of concave form curved outwards at the brim, the outer surface lacquered and decorated with a band of foliage, fitted with four large engraved copper alloy bosses with foliate brims around a central panel en suite with the brim, the interior painted red, with a small pad, three rings for enarmes (the fourth missing), inscribed 'Bhaguan Khoosaloa, shield maker, Ahmedabad' and applied with two labels including 'Circle 3, Bombay and Sind no. 923', 38.3 cm diameter
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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