28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
55
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIDAR, NORTH KARNATAKA
with associated recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt cast and chased in high relief, comprising a pair of langets (restored), outer guard decorated with the avatars of Vishnu, pommel with Nandi bull beneath a cobra canopy, and inner guard of an integral triangular section bar, 33.5 cm overall
Roy Elvis catalogue number D101.
Sold for £800
with associated recurved double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, brass hilt cast and chased in high relief, comprising a pair of langets (restored), outer guard decorated with the avatars of Vishnu, pommel with Nandi bull beneath a cobra canopy, and inner guard of an integral triangular section bar, 33.5 cm overall
Roy Elvis catalogue number D101.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
