4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA
with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip, copper alloy hilt incorporating a pierced looped guard decorated with foliage, the knuckle-guard with the mounted figure of the goddess Shiva upon a peacock with a Yali head, the inner-guard decorated with a demon mask, and elaborate bud-shaped pommel, 28.8 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D103
Sold for £1,700
with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced tip, copper alloy hilt incorporating a pierced looped guard decorated with foliage, the knuckle-guard with the mounted figure of the goddess Shiva upon a peacock with a Yali head, the inner-guard decorated with a demon mask, and elaborate bud-shaped pommel, 28.8 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D103
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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