AN ENAMELLED AND GEM-SET ELBOW CRUTCH (ZAFAR TAKIYA) MUGHAL INDIA,...

AN ENAMELLED AND GEM-SET ELBOW CRUTCH (ZAFAR TAKIYA)
MUGHAL INDIA, SECOND HALF 17TH CENTURY
The handle set with diamonds and rubies, with polychrome enamelled designs on handle and stick, which is made of three sections, base in plain gold
20⁷⁄₈ (52.8 cm.) high; 6¹⁄₈in. (15.6 cm.) wide; 1¹⁄₈in. (2.9 cm.) deep

Provenance
The Al Thani Collection, sold
Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, Christie's New York, 19 June 2019, lot 118

Literature
Amin Jaffer, Beyond Extravagance: A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels, New York, 2013, p.105, no.37
Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, Paris, 2017, p.170, no.129
Amin Jaffer and Eva Vanzella, Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milano, 2017, p.197, no.132
Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Masterpieces From a Royal Collection, Beijing, 2018, p.221, no.136
Martin Chapman (ed.), East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from The Al Thani Collection, 177, no. 78