Lot 305Y
A rare Mughal Quiver and Bowcase India, 17th/ 18th Century
10 April 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £10,200 inc. premium
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India, 17th/ 18th Century
India, 17th/ 18th Century
leather cases covered with velvet, this in turn embroidered with silver and gilt metal thread entwined around yellow silk thread, on a larger scale forming a lattice design, the quiver containing eleven arrows, each with ivory terminals, delicate lacquer decoration and steel points
quiver 64 cm. long
quiver 64 cm. long
Footnotes
For further examples of Mughal quivers and bow cases, see, H. J. Ricketts, Splendeurs des Armes Orientales, Exhibition Catalogue, 4th May to 31st July 1988, nos. 183, 184.