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Lot 65Y
An Indian Khanjarli18th Century
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30 April 2014, 11:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,125 inc. premium
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An Indian Khanjarli
18th Century
18th Century
With recurved sharply-pointed double-edged blade with fluted medial ridge bordered by incised lines over most of its length on each side to the point of flattened diamond section, the forte on each side chiselled with a floret, iron hilt retaining some silver-damascened decoration and comprising flat oval guard with small rounded projection on one side and beaked projection beneath the recurved knuckle-guard, the latter of triangular section and tapering up to a stylised monster-head terminal, and characteristically shaped ivory grip-scales and beaked pommel-scales secured by transverse pins with silver-gilt rosette-shaped washers (gilding worn, three missing)
19.7 cm. blade
19.7 cm. blade
Saleroom notices
This lot contains or is made of ivory and in February 2014 the United States Government announced the intention to ban the import of any ivory into the USA.








