A silver koftgari-hilted steel sword (tulwar) and a Kutch gilt-copper mounted dagger (pesh-kabz)...
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A silver koftgari-hilted steel sword (tulwar) and a Kutch gilt-copper mounted dagger (pesh-kabz) North India and West India, 19th Century the sword with a curved single-edged steel blade, the silver hilt of typical form and decorated in koftgari with floral and foliate vine designs, the wooden sheath clad in blue and red velvet with gold thread embroidery and a raised gilt band encircling the forte; the dagger with a sharply tapering single-edged steel blade, the beaked gilt-copper hilt decorated in repoussé with floral and foliate vine designs and terminating in a three-pronged gilt-copper finial, the wooden sheath partially clad in blue velvet with red and cream embroidered stripes and a gold suspension ring the sword 86 cm. long; the dagger 39 cm. long(2) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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