4th Dec, 2024 11:00

Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
  Lot 53
 

53

AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with curved single-edged blade, russet iron hilt decorated with gold damascened flowers and fruit within a foliate border front and back (small restorations), comprising a pair of shaped langets with pierced terminals, short bulbous quillons, disc-shaped pommel, and integral grip, 65.7 cm blade

Provenance

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C09

Sold for £1,900


 

with curved single-edged blade, russet iron hilt decorated with gold damascened flowers and fruit within a foliate border front and back (small restorations), comprising a pair of shaped langets with pierced terminals, short bulbous quillons, disc-shaped pommel, and integral grip, 65.7 cm blade

Provenance

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C09

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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