A SCARCE CHAR-AINA COMPLETE WITH KULAH KUD FOR A YOUNG MAN OF HIGH RANK
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Lahore
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18th/19th Century
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height 65 cm.
conditions
excellent
Helmet with hemispheric, segmented skull, featuring a plume-holder coming out from a raised base with lobed edges, two other plume-holders, sliding nose-piece with support provided with an arrest, protection mail with round, iron rings. Decorated with very fine, gold-inlaid koftary decorations shaped as flowers. Char-aina consisting of four rectangular elements with pairs of buckles at the sides, the surfaces with silver-inlaid koftgari decorations, as well as the two dastanas complete with hand protections made of iron mail with round rings. Char-aina and dastanas complete with original cover made of red velvet, in very good conditions. Mounted on a plexiglass exhibition support.
It is an armor of good quality, manufactured for a young prince or a young man of high rank. The kulak Kud (probably Rajasthan) is more ancient and almost identical to the one kept at the Museum of New Delhi (acc. no. 77.174) published on G.N Pant-K.K. Sharma "Indian Armours in the National Museum Collection" page 55, pic. 32.
An exhibition featuring all lots presented will anticipate the sale, during it the director and the staff of the auction house will be available to provide any additional information or guidance; the exhibition gives clients the opportunity to examine the authenticity, the attribution, the provenance, the state of preservation, the type and the quality of any piece presented and, where necessary, to suggest corrections to inaccuracies found in the catalogue. Before taking part in the auction, everyone interested in buying a lot undertakes to inspect it accurately, if necessary with the support of an expert, in order to assess the features mentioned above. Once sold, the auction house does not accept any claims; the seller and Czerny’s International Auction House will have no responsibility for any error or omission included in the catalogue.
A. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Czerny’s International Auction House has no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free form wear and tear, imperfections or the effect of aging.
B. Colors shown in this pictures may vary slightly from actual items due to different screen settings.
C. The dates given for metallic cartridge breechloading firearms may refer to the (probable) patent/model date, and not the manufacture date.
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Lahore
dating
18th/19th Century
dimensions
height 65 cm.
conditions
excellent
Helmet with hemispheric, segmented skull, featuring a plume-holder coming out from a raised base with lobed edges, two other plume-holders, sliding nose-piece with support provided with an arrest, protection mail with round, iron rings. Decorated with very fine, gold-inlaid koftary decorations shaped as flowers. Char-aina consisting of four rectangular elements with pairs of buckles at the sides, the surfaces with silver-inlaid koftgari decorations, as well as the two dastanas complete with hand protections made of iron mail with round rings. Char-aina and dastanas complete with original cover made of red velvet, in very good conditions. Mounted on a plexiglass exhibition support.
It is an armor of good quality, manufactured for a young prince or a young man of high rank. The kulak Kud (probably Rajasthan) is more ancient and almost identical to the one kept at the Museum of New Delhi (acc. no. 77.174) published on G.N Pant-K.K. Sharma "Indian Armours in the National Museum Collection" page 55, pic. 32.
An exhibition featuring all lots presented will anticipate the sale, during it the director and the staff of the auction house will be available to provide any additional information or guidance; the exhibition gives clients the opportunity to examine the authenticity, the attribution, the provenance, the state of preservation, the type and the quality of any piece presented and, where necessary, to suggest corrections to inaccuracies found in the catalogue. Before taking part in the auction, everyone interested in buying a lot undertakes to inspect it accurately, if necessary with the support of an expert, in order to assess the features mentioned above. Once sold, the auction house does not accept any claims; the seller and Czerny’s International Auction House will have no responsibility for any error or omission included in the catalogue.
A. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Czerny’s International Auction House has no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free form wear and tear, imperfections or the effect of aging.
B. Colors shown in this pictures may vary slightly from actual items due to different screen settings.
C. The dates given for metallic cartridge breechloading firearms may refer to the (probable) patent/model date, and not the manufacture date.
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Time, Location
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