A FINE ENAMELLED KNIFE (KARD) AND SCABBARD SINDH, PAKISTAN, LATE...
A FINE ENAMELLED KNIFE (KARD) AND SCABBARD
SINDH, PAKISTAN, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The single-edged watered steel blade with two rungs of a ladder pattern, the forte overlaid with elegant floral motifs in gold, the silver-gilt hilt with gul o bulbul motif in translucent and opaque polychrome enamels, within starred borders against a translucent blue enamel ground, with lobed suspension loop, the silver-gilt scabbard with locket and chape and decorated en-suite to the hilt, the locket with identical lobed suspension loop
10in. (25.3cm.) long
Provenance
Howard Ricketts and Philippe Missilier, Splendeur des Armes Orientales, Paris, 1988, no.222
Literature
Splendeur des Armes Orientales, Paris, 1988
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A FINE ENAMELLED KNIFE (KARD) AND SCABBARD
SINDH, PAKISTAN, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The single-edged watered steel blade with two rungs of a ladder pattern, the forte overlaid with elegant floral motifs in gold, the silver-gilt hilt with gul o bulbul motif in translucent and opaque polychrome enamels, within starred borders against a translucent blue enamel ground, with lobed suspension loop, the silver-gilt scabbard with locket and chape and decorated en-suite to the hilt, the locket with identical lobed suspension loop
10in. (25.3cm.) long
Provenance
Howard Ricketts and Philippe Missilier, Splendeur des Armes Orientales, Paris, 1988, no.222
Literature
Splendeur des Armes Orientales, Paris, 1988
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
