6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
73
A SOUTH INDIAN LARGE SPEAR HEAD (VEL), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA
with broad leaf-shaped head of hollow-diamond section, formed with a deep recessed panel divided by a slender rib rising from a lotus flowerhead supported at its base by a pair of Yali on each face, long tapering spirally moulded socket chiselled with a moulded collar at the top and bottom each decorated with beadwork and foliage (the head with a small hole and small chips, pitted), 54.0 cm
Roy Elvis catalogue number F25.
A closely related though slightly less elaborate example from the same collection was sold in this room, 26th June 2023, lot 64.
Sold for £700
with broad leaf-shaped head of hollow-diamond section, formed with a deep recessed panel divided by a slender rib rising from a lotus flowerhead supported at its base by a pair of Yali on each face, long tapering spirally moulded socket chiselled with a moulded collar at the top and bottom each decorated with beadwork and foliage (the head with a small hole and small chips, pitted), 54.0 cm
Roy Elvis catalogue number F25.
A closely related though slightly less elaborate example from the same collection was sold in this room, 26th June 2023, lot 64.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
