MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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TWO STEEL ELEPHANT GOADS (ANKUS)
MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the hooks worked as a peacock or a peahen turning its head backwards to peck and preen its feathers, the handle with lotus bud finial and rising to an elongated and facetted tip with sharp point
16 5/8in. (42.4cm.) long

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Please note that the correct estimate for this lot is £8-12,000.

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The scale and delicacy of ornament of these fine elephant goads make them particularly suited for every day as opposed to a ceremonial usage within a regal context. Though small, the goads are surprisingly substantial in weight, allowing for the slightest touch to register with sufficient force to control and direct the elephant

MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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