Lot 268
- 268
A Mughal gem-set jade-hilted dagger, India, 18th century
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description
- steel and jade
the double-edged tapering steel blade with swollen tip and central recess and ridge, the pale green hilt of pistol form with scroll quillons and waisted rounded pommel, carved with acanthus leaves to the grip and pommel and kundan set with emeralds, rubies and table-cut diamonds, with a stellar rosette and flowering plants to the grip and ruby buds and emerald collar to the pommel