with reflexed limbs, the belly painted black with red and gold borders, the back covered in birch bark painted with floral designs with red decorative border, the limbs fitted with string bridges, the long ears (siyah) reinforced with horn and the grip bordered in shagreen above and below, 95.0 cm
Provenance
Stephen Selby, founder of the Asian Traditional Archery Research Network (ATARN)
Sold for £550
with reflexed limbs, the belly painted black with red and gold borders, the back covered in birch bark painted with floral designs with red decorative border, the limbs fitted with string bridges, the long ears (siyah) reinforced with horn and the grip bordered in shagreen above and below, 95.0 cm
Provenance
Stephen Selby, founder of the Asian Traditional Archery Research Network (ATARN)
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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