4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade, finely formed iron hilt comprising a pair of langets with pierced flaring terminals, slender quillons with flat swollen terminals pierced with a symmetrical design of foliage, outer guard formed of a pair of addorsed birds, lobated disc-shaped pommel, button formed as an inverted flowerhead, and integral grip (small brazed repairs, area of pitting), 78.7 cm blade
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C85
The owner’s catalogue attributes this sword to the Chowmahalla Palace Armoury, Hyderabad.
Sold for £850
with curved single-edged blade, finely formed iron hilt comprising a pair of langets with pierced flaring terminals, slender quillons with flat swollen terminals pierced with a symmetrical design of foliage, outer guard formed of a pair of addorsed birds, lobated disc-shaped pommel, button formed as an inverted flowerhead, and integral grip (small brazed repairs, area of pitting), 78.7 cm blade
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C85
The owner’s catalogue attributes this sword to the Chowmahalla Palace Armoury, Hyderabad.
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 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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