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Lot 5021

An unusual jade-hilted Mughal saber
19th century

8 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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An unusual jade-hilted Mughal saber
19th century

Curved 27 inch watered steel clip point blade with 11 inch panel above the hilt decorated in gold koftgari with a floral scene inhabited by tigers hunting game on one side and with floral tendrils and blossoms on the obverse. Gilt brass tulwar guard with pierced languets and recurved knucklebow. Pale green nephrite pistolgrip incised with floral scrollwork. Together with gilt brass-mounted russet leather scabbard, the leather replaced, the upper mounts fitted with four suspension rings retaining a long suspension chain of twisted gilt metal links and an elaborate gilt brass and gilt wire tassel fitted with crescent-shaped pendants.
Condition: Blade worn and showing areas of light pitting, slight traces of wattered pattern and some losses to gilt decoration. Hilt retains perhaps 50% of gilt finish. Grip fine. Scabbard mounts retain much gilt finish. Tassel with some loses to wire wrap.
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Note: Illustrated on page 68 of Arms of the Paladins, The Richard R. Wagner Jr. Collection of Fine Eastern Weapons by Oliver S. Pinchot.

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