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Lot 39*

An Indian Silver-Gilt Mounted Sabre
Kutch, 19th Century

25 November 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An Indian Silver-Gilt Mounted Sabre
Kutch, 19th Century

With curved bright blade (some areas of pitting) double-edged towards the point, hilt engraved overall with flowering foliage set with imitation cabochon rubies and emeralds, all against a punched ground, comprising pointed langets, quillons with bud-shaped terminals, and grip with rounded pommel, the latter with circular piercing for a sword-knot, in original scabbard embossed and chased in low relief along each side against a punched ground with foliage inhabited by tigers, elephants, antelope, hounds and a figure armed with a longarm, gilt shoe, two rings for suspension on lion-mask supporters, and retaining nearly all its original gilding
78 cm. blade

Footnotes

For two related swords see Bonhams Bond Street, Islamic and Indian Art, 7 October 2010, lot 371 (£19,200 including premium) and 8 April 2014, lot 168 (£7,500 including premium)

See also Robert Hales, Islamic And Oriental Arms And Armour..., 2013, pp. 167 and 229, figs. 409 and 560

A pair of related swords with horsehead pommels are in the Clive Collection at Powis Castle. See Mildred Archer et al., Treasures From India, 1987, pp. 52 and 54, no. 48

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