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INDIA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FOUR DAGGERS
INDIA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising two jambiyyas, the first with ivory hilt and watered-steel blade with double fuller, the second with double-fuller blade with floral decoration engraved to the forte and gold-damascened floriated scrolling vine to the bolster and tang, and two gold-damascened short daggers with reinforced drop-point tip, the decoration with foliated motifs to the bolster and tang, the first ivory-hilted, the second horn-hilted
The larger jambiyya 13¼in. (33.5cm.) long (4)
INDIA, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Comprising two jambiyyas, the first with ivory hilt and watered-steel blade with double fuller, the second with double-fuller blade with floral decoration engraved to the forte and gold-damascened floriated scrolling vine to the bolster and tang, and two gold-damascened short daggers with reinforced drop-point tip, the decoration with foliated motifs to the bolster and tang, the first ivory-hilted, the second horn-hilted
The larger jambiyya 13¼in. (33.5cm.) long (4)
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.