28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
64
A SOUTH INDIAN LARGE SPEAR HEAD (VEL), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA
with broad leaf-shaped head of hollow-diamond section, formed with a deep recessed panel divided by a slender rib rising from a lotus flowerhead and chiselled with a symmetrical spray of flowering foliage beneath on each face, long tapering socket chiselled with a moulded collar at the top and bottom, the latter decorated with conventional foliage (the head with a small hole and small chips, pitted), 53.7 cm
Roy Elvis catalogue number F26.
Sold for £950
with broad leaf-shaped head of hollow-diamond section, formed with a deep recessed panel divided by a slender rib rising from a lotus flowerhead and chiselled with a symmetrical spray of flowering foliage beneath on each face, long tapering socket chiselled with a moulded collar at the top and bottom, the latter decorated with conventional foliage (the head with a small hole and small chips, pitted), 53.7 cm
Roy Elvis catalogue number F26.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
