Ending 21st Apr, 2024 14:00
Olympia Timed Spring 2024
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A SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR (VEL), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA
with broad straight tapering head of hollow-diamond section terminating in a reinforced sharp point, flaring at the base to a pair of sharp lugs (small repairs), tubular brass socket with three raised writhen collars and a further larger collar at the top with pierced and engraved down-turned brim, on a later haft with iron shoe, 261.4 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944-2022)
Another example was sold in this room, 28th June 2023, lot 69.
Sold for £420
with broad straight tapering head of hollow-diamond section terminating in a reinforced sharp point, flaring at the base to a pair of sharp lugs (small repairs), tubular brass socket with three raised writhen collars and a further larger collar at the top with pierced and engraved down-turned brim, on a later haft with iron shoe, 261.4 cm overall
Provenance
Roy Elvis (1944-2022)
Another example was sold in this room, 28th June 2023, lot 69.
Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024
Including:
Antique Arms & Armour
Asian Works of Art
Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books
Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)
