LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY

with curved blade broadening and double-edged towards the point, formed with a pair of long shallow fullers and struck with traces of an inscription enclosed by decorative dots on one face (small areas of light pitting), finely punched iron hilt encrusted with cabochon gem-set flowers within a gold framework over its entire surface, comprising langets and quillons with a pair of emeralds on each side, quillon terminals each set with an elaborate gold flower centring on a garnet, quillon-block, grip, and underside of the pommel set with rubies and the top of the pommel enclosed by a frame of emeralds (the gold with restorations, some stones replaced), in a later red velvet covered wooden scabbard, 72.0 cm blade

Provenance

Roy Elvis (1944-2022) catalogue number C08

The Roy Elvis catalogue entry for this lot attributes it to the Royal Jaigarh Fort Armoury, Jaipur, Rajasthan.