4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY
with curved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip and a low medial ridge on each face, iron hilt comprising angular guard of tapering-triangular section, slender recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped terminal, bifurcated pommel with Yali head terminals, chiselled bud-shaped button, and integral grip chiselled with foliage and a writhen collar at the base (areas of pitting), in a later scabbard, 32.0 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D113
Sold for £950
with curved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip and a low medial ridge on each face, iron hilt comprising angular guard of tapering-triangular section, slender recurved knuckle-guard with bud-shaped terminal, bifurcated pommel with Yali head terminals, chiselled bud-shaped button, and integral grip chiselled with foliage and a writhen collar at the base (areas of pitting), in a later scabbard, 32.0 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D113
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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