Katar en acier à décor koftgari or, Inde XVIII-XIXe siècle...
PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Katar en acier à décor koftgari or, Inde XVIII-XIXe siècle
A gold koftgari steel push-dagger (katar), India, 18th/19th Century
the double-edged steel blade chiselled with central foliate spine flanked by recesses, the hilt with gold damascened sidebars and grips with floral motifs and foliate vines, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with steel chape and leather hanging strap, steel tool decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions in nagari inserted into scabbard
42 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
For a katar with scabbard and accompanying tools sold at Bonhams, London, see Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2022, lot 97.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Katar en acier à décor koftgari or, Inde XVIII-XIXe siècle
A gold koftgari steel push-dagger (katar), India, 18th/19th Century
the double-edged steel blade chiselled with central foliate spine flanked by recesses, the hilt with gold damascened sidebars and grips with floral motifs and foliate vines, the wood scabbard clad in metal-thread-embroidered silk with steel chape and leather hanging strap, steel tool decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions in nagari inserted into scabbard
42 cm. long
Provenance
Property from a Royal Collection.
For a katar with scabbard and accompanying tools sold at Bonhams, London, see Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2022, lot 97.
