28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
187
AN INDIAN ARM DEFENCE (DASTANA) OF CRUCIBLE STEEL, 18TH CENTURY
of tapering gutter-shaped form, the outer face with a long slender medial ridge and with fine watered pattern, a small elliptical moulding at the base, reinforced lower border for a hinge and inner guard (now missing|), decorated at the base and around the border in gold with a running pattern of flowers and foliage, 34.2 cm
Sold for £1,200
of tapering gutter-shaped form, the outer face with a long slender medial ridge and with fine watered pattern, a small elliptical moulding at the base, reinforced lower border for a hinge and inner guard (now missing|), decorated at the base and around the border in gold with a running pattern of flowers and foliage, 34.2 cm
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
