Lot Essay
These blades would have been affixed to the sawed off ivory tusks of an elephant for a fighting contest.
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Property from the Collection of Anthony d'Offay
A Pair of Blades for Fighting Elephants
INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
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A Pair of Blades for Fighting Elephants
India, circa 18th Century
With tapered steel blades mounted on cylindrical brass fittings, inscribed
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high (2)
India, circa 18th Century
With tapered steel blades mounted on cylindrical brass fittings, inscribed
16 in. (40.5 cm.) high (2)