A HIMALAYAN DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY, BHUTAN OR TIBET
A HIMALAYAN DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY, BHUTAN OR TIBET
with tapering single-edged blade formed with a series of grooves along the back-edge, characteristic silver hilt highlighted with gold, including openwork pommel decorated with traditional scrollwork and flowers on the outer face and a trellis design on the inner, the grip bound with plaited wire, in its silver scabbard with wooden core, the outer face with a loop for suspension and a broad band chiselled and gilt with chevron bands filled with traditional scrollwork
25.2 cm; 10 in blade
Provenance
General Sir Douglas Baird KCB, CMG, CIE, DSO (1877-1963), thence by descent
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A HIMALAYAN DAGGER, LATE 19TH CENTURY, BHUTAN OR TIBET
with tapering single-edged blade formed with a series of grooves along the back-edge, characteristic silver hilt highlighted with gold, including openwork pommel decorated with traditional scrollwork and flowers on the outer face and a trellis design on the inner, the grip bound with plaited wire, in its silver scabbard with wooden core, the outer face with a loop for suspension and a broad band chiselled and gilt with chevron bands filled with traditional scrollwork
25.2 cm; 10 in blade
Provenance
General Sir Douglas Baird KCB, CMG, CIE, DSO (1877-1963), thence by descent
