Ending 30th Jun, 2024 16:00
Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2024
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A FINE SOUTH INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORD (PATA) WITH CARVED WOODEN HILT, 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA
with straight double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, threaded tang retained by a nut inside the hilt, darkwood, probably ‘tendu’, hilt carved in the round as an elephant’s head with its trunk wrapped around the ferrule, a pair of fluted bosses over the hand with a ‘chain-of-life’ ahead of a lotus flower behind, a further lotus lower and a pronounced monster head on the top of the fluted brim, with early turned hardwood grip bar (upper bar missing) on the inside, 82.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C81.
Another example, also from the Elvis collection, was sold in this room 7th December 2022
Sold for £240
with straight double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, threaded tang retained by a nut inside the hilt, darkwood, probably ‘tendu’, hilt carved in the round as an elephant’s head with its trunk wrapped around the ferrule, a pair of fluted bosses over the hand with a ‘chain-of-life’ ahead of a lotus flower behind, a further lotus lower and a pronounced monster head on the top of the fluted brim, with early turned hardwood grip bar (upper bar missing) on the inside, 82.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C81.
Another example, also from the Elvis collection, was sold in this room 7th December 2022
Auction: Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2024, ending 30th Jun, 2024
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Sunday 23rd June: 12.00pm to 4.00pm
Monday 24th June: 10.00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday 25th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Lots open for bidding: Friday 21st June: 9.00am
Lots close from: Sunday 30th June, 4.00pm
