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Lot 272

Three matchlock guns (toradars)
Lahore, early 19th Century
(3)

22 May 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £7,680 inc. premium

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Three matchlock guns (toradars)
Lahore, early 19th Century

the first with gold koftgari decoration to each end of the barrel, the steel trigger in the form of a split-palmette; the second with inlaid bone foliate motifs to stock; the third with gold koftgari decoration to each end of the barrel, silver mounted plate to each side with floral pins, and applied silver foliate motifs to stock
the longest 177 cm. long(3)

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Provenance
The first: Brigadier-General Armine Simcoe Henry Mountain (1797-1854), presumably acquired during his service in the Punjab during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–49), thence by descent. (see lots 269 and 270 for two lots from the collection and further details).
Private UK collection.

The second: Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant (1804–1895), resumably acquired during his service in the Punjab during the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–49).
Bonhams, Antique Arms and Armour, 24 November 2010, lot 44 (where it was accompanied by a note inscribed 'Captured at Goojrat Sikh Matchlock Sir P. Grant'.
Private UK collection.

The third: formerly in a private US collection.

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