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A RARE INDIAN TOP HELMET
A RARE INDIAN TOP HELMET
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Fine Mughal work, an earlier example than usually encountered. Finely wrought of wootz steel, the hemispherical bowl with raised panels with gold-inlaid vinework borders, the spike finial with pierced border, captured nasal bar, the circular terminals with en suite pierced borders and plume tubes, all elaborately embellished with gold inlaid vinework. Retains its camail of very fine steel and brass rings wrought in geometrical patterns. 17th-18th century. Light wear. Height 53cm/ 20.85". Condition II
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A RARE INDIAN TOP HELMET

Estimate US$2,800 - US$3,000
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US$1,400

Starting Price US$1,400
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AUCTIONS IMPERIAL MAY 2024 ARMS AND ARMOR

May 25, 2024 12:00 PM EDT|
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A RARE PERSIAN SIPAR SHIELD: Qajar Dynasty, of steel finely chiseled with intricate panels of foliage alternating with bands of gold and silver inlaid vinework in a spiral pattern and subsequently set with 22 large cabochon
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A FINE INDIAN TULWAR SWORD: The Mughal steel hilt with knucklebow finely inlaid overall in intricate flowering vinework in high karat gold, the long, broad, single-edged Persian blade wrought with complex fullering and radiused
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A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: A robust example, with polished antler grips and steel pommel, the guard embellished with gold inlay. The massive blade long, heavy and shallowly curved, wrought of fine Persian black wootz and
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A RARE MOROCCAN SAIF SABER SWORD: The distinctive hilt forged with three drooping quillons and an angular knucklebow, each with bead finial, the massive grip with scrolled pommel carved of a single section horn with engraved silver
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A FINE AND UNUSUAL ANGLO INDIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: A massive example made for an exceptionally large and high-ranking officer, showing distinct Mughal influence in the fine, heavily gilded persiform hilt with bud quillon terminals and profiled
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A FINE OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: Of characteristic form, the polished rhino grips with rolled pommel, the silver eyelets, tangband, and fine silver guard with engraved borders and gilded overall. The elegant, curved, single-edged
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AN OTTOMAN PALA SWORD: The fibrous horn grips terminating in a characteristic rolled pommel, the bronze guard with geometrical borders and quillons terminating in bead finials. The long, broad, single-edged Persian blade
11 hrs LeftAN OTTOMAN PALA SWORD
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A FINE PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: Mounted in its current fittings during the Qajar Dynasty, the hilt wrought entirely of steel hilt. The heirloom blade of fine workmanship; both long and broad, wrought of fine Persian wootz
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AN OTTOMAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: Provincial work, likely Egyptian, the grips with wire wrap, with steel guard. The fine, heirloom blade broad, with moderate curvature, wrought of Persian wootz, with distinct-edge hardening visible,
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A RARE OTTOMAN HANCER DAGGER: A seldom-encountered type strongly associated with the Siege of Vienna in 1683, due to similar examples found in the abandoned Ottoman camp following the rout by King Jan Sobieski. The fine, faceted
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A FINE PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: A rarely-encountered example of Safavid era workmanship, the green-stained elephant grips typically indicate that the owner has made the Haj or Pilgrimage to Mecca, carved with raised central panels
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A PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD: With polished staghorn grips and faceted steel pommel, the guard wrought of Persian wootz. The long, single-edged blade of lenticular cross-section and lightly curved, forged of the fine and rare
11 hrs LeftA PERSIAN SHAMSHIR SWORD
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