28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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◉ A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (MOPLAH), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MALABAR, KARNATAKA
with broad single-edged hatchet blade formed with a tapering flat-edged ricasso, the latter with symmetrical filed mouldings at the base, inlaid with silver scrolls, stars and ropework on each face, brass socket secured by a pair of rivets with engraved white metal washers, engraved with bands of ropework, and carved ebony grip applied with white metal rondels enriched with red enamel and the pommel fitted with a loop on a pair of crescentic washers, 56.0 cm overall
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D68.
Sold for £400
with broad single-edged hatchet blade formed with a tapering flat-edged ricasso, the latter with symmetrical filed mouldings at the base, inlaid with silver scrolls, stars and ropework on each face, brass socket secured by a pair of rivets with engraved white metal washers, engraved with bands of ropework, and carved ebony grip applied with white metal rondels enriched with red enamel and the pommel fitted with a loop on a pair of crescentic washers, 56.0 cm overall
Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D68.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
