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ARMS AND ARMOUR FROM THE COLLECTION OF HOWARD RICKETTS
A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED ROCK CRYSTAL-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR) AND SCABBARD
PROBABLY JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A GEM-SET AND ENAMELLED ROCK CRYSTAL-HILTED DAGGER (KHANJAR) AND SCABBARD
PROBABLY JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY
The heavy recurved steel blade with two fullers and two semi-fullers, silver-gilt engraved floral decoration at the forte, the pistol-grip hilt of faceted rock crystal, with carved floral motifs at the pommel supplemented with floral motifs of inlaid gold with set pearls, rubies, emeralds and diamonds, some diamonds faceted, the guard and base of the grip with gem-set and polychrome enamelled gold fittings with typical repertoire of floral motifs and peacocks, the wooden scabbard wrapped with purple velvet with en-suite locket and chape
Dagger 15 ¾in. (40cm.) long; scabbard 12 ½in. (31cm.) long
PROBABLY JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY
The heavy recurved steel blade with two fullers and two semi-fullers, silver-gilt engraved floral decoration at the forte, the pistol-grip hilt of faceted rock crystal, with carved floral motifs at the pommel supplemented with floral motifs of inlaid gold with set pearls, rubies, emeralds and diamonds, some diamonds faceted, the guard and base of the grip with gem-set and polychrome enamelled gold fittings with typical repertoire of floral motifs and peacocks, the wooden scabbard wrapped with purple velvet with en-suite locket and chape
Dagger 15 ¾in. (40cm.) long; scabbard 12 ½in. (31cm.) long
Provenance
Mewar Royal Collection, Udaipur
Exhibited
World Islamic Civilisations Festival, Kuala Lumpur, 1994
Brought to you by
Phoebe Jowett Smith
Sale Coordinator & Cataloguer