4th Dec, 2024 11:00

Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
  Lot 64
 

64

A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU

with recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, copper alloy hilt comprising a small flower-shaped guard, knuckle-guard interrupted by a pair of addorsed birds, and integral grip rising to a yali head, 29.7 cm overall

Provenance

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D119

Sold for £240


 

with recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, copper alloy hilt comprising a small flower-shaped guard, knuckle-guard interrupted by a pair of addorsed birds, and integral grip rising to a yali head, 29.7 cm overall

Provenance

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D119

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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