Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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AN INDIAN ENAMELLED SILVER CHAPE FOR A SWORD
SCABBARD, FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY,
PROBABLY LUCKNOW
decorated in blue and green enamel with foliage inhabited
by a vertical arrangement of exotic animals within a
chequered border (losses), and the top pierced with
scrolling foliage; and AN INDIAN GILT COPPER CHAPE
FOR A SWORD SCABBARD, 19TH CENTURY, decorated
over its surface with scrolling flowers and foliage on a
punched ground
the first: 13.5cm; 5G in
(2)
For a sword hilt decorated in a closely related manner to the
first see P. Missillier & H. Ricketts and 1988, p.134, no. 223.
£120-180
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AN INDO-PERSIAN PESH-KABZ, 19TH CENTURY
with recurved watered steel blade formed with a reinforced
back-edge, chiselled with a panel of scrolling foliage at the
forte and with further designs on the back-edge, the hilt
formed of an engraved steel back-strap (worn), a pair of
ivory grip-scales over brass fillets retained by five brass
rivets, and a loop for suspension
37cm; 14I in
£120-180
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AN INDIAN FIRANGI, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with notched wavy blade decorated with exotic beasts in
gold koftgari on each side (worn), steel hilt of characteristic
form including a pair of broad langets of shaped outline,
and attenuated pommel
75.5cm; 29N in blade
£150-200
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AN INDIAN TALWAR, 18TH CENTURY
with broad heavy single-edged blade (the forward half
missing), steel hilt of characteristic form, decorated with
silver flowers and foliage in relief, and large disc-shaped
pommel decorated with a large expanded flowerhead
overlaid with silver on the top (small losses)
46.5cm; 18G in blade
£50-60
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