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A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED DAGGER India, 18th/19th century (2) image 1
A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED DAGGER India, 18th/19th century (2) image 2
Lot 349*

A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED DAGGER
India, 18th/19th century

2 November 2021, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED DAGGER

India, 18th/19th century
The jade hilt with curved foliate quillons, the rounded pommel with scrolling leafy flower sprays, the jade of mottled creamy hue, the steel blade set within a possibly later reticulated white metal foliate-design sheath. 38.7cm (15 1/4in) long with the sheath. (2).

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十八/十九世紀 痕都斯坦式玉柄匕首

Compare with a related Mughal jade dagger hilt in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Exquisite Beauty: Islamic Jades, Taipei, 2007, p.117, no.139.

See also a related Mughal jade-hilted dagger, North India, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 22 October 2019, lot 184.

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