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Lot 32*
An Indian Bichwa, And A Persian JambiyaThe First Probably Bhuj, The Second Qajar, Both 19th Century
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,375 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistAn Indian Bichwa, And A Persian Jambiya
The First Probably Bhuj, The Second Qajar, Both 19th Century
The First Probably Bhuj, The Second Qajar, Both 19th Century
The first with a pair of slender recurved double-edged blades each of flattened diamond section and riveted to the base of the hilt, gilt-copper hilt chased with flowering foliage against a punched ground within a pierced border of small trefoils, and surmounted by two bud-shaped finials, padded velvet liner, and retaining most of its original gilding; the second with curved double-edged blade etched in imitation of watering along the fullers on both sides and opening to form five points, the forte on each side with a gold-damascened cartouche centred on a ground of chiselled foliage, and waisted steel hilt of oval section decorated with gold-damascened panels against a ground of chiselled flowering foliage (scabbards missing) (2)
21.5 cm. and 31 cm. blades
21.5 cm. and 31 cm. blades








