28th Jun, 2023 12:00

Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

 
Lot 25
 

25

A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA

with curved blade formed with a spear point and two long slender fullers, blunted rectangular ricasso, copper alloy hilt with traces of silver plating, comprising a pair of langets with trishula-shaped terminals, a pair of short quillons with rounded tips each engraved with an expanded flowerhead, a further engraved flowerhead in the centre on each face, recurved knuckle-guard with cusped border and recurved terminal with faceted bud-shaped finial, disc pommel with up-turned brim and angular button (restorations), and engraved integral grip decorated with linear patterns and a flowerhead, 82.0 cm blade

Roy Elvis catalogue number C10.

The form of the langets and quillons is frequently encountered on 18th century weapons from Karnataka.

Sold for £900


 

with curved blade formed with a spear point and two long slender fullers, blunted rectangular ricasso, copper alloy hilt with traces of silver plating, comprising a pair of langets with trishula-shaped terminals, a pair of short quillons with rounded tips each engraved with an expanded flowerhead, a further engraved flowerhead in the centre on each face, recurved knuckle-guard with cusped border and recurved terminal with faceted bud-shaped finial, disc pommel with up-turned brim and angular button (restorations), and engraved integral grip decorated with linear patterns and a flowerhead, 82.0 cm blade

Roy Elvis catalogue number C10.

The form of the langets and quillons is frequently encountered on 18th century weapons from Karnataka.