A MUGHAL RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND GOLD-INLAID WHITE JADE DAGGER HILT
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A MUGHAL RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND GOLD-INLAID WHITE JADE DAGGER HILT

18TH/19TH CENTURY

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A MUGHAL RUBY, SAPPHIRE AND GOLD-INLAID WHITE JADE DAGGER HILT
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Inlaid in gold wire, rubies and sapphires with a flowering stem that follows the curve of the rounded end and branches out to decorate the sides, with further branching foliate decoration at the tri-lobed end which is drilled and carved for the insertion of the blade, the softly polished jade of attractive white tone
5½ in. (14 cm.) long, wood stand, box