6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A FINE SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH
with long slender blade of flattened-diamond section, thickening, with blunt edges and inlaid with minute red pigment panels within a copper alloy frame on each face at the ricasso, tapering grip moulded at the base, formed with flattened sides and overlaid front and back with a large copper alloy panel engraved with panels of geometric ornament, and domed pommel decorated en suite, 118.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C68.
Sold for £1,100
with long slender blade of flattened-diamond section, thickening, with blunt edges and inlaid with minute red pigment panels within a copper alloy frame on each face at the ricasso, tapering grip moulded at the base, formed with flattened sides and overlaid front and back with a large copper alloy panel engraved with panels of geometric ornament, and domed pommel decorated en suite, 118.0 cm blade
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C68.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
