South Indian katar with Bikaner marks
An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.
€750,-Golden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
€1200,-Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€1500,-An early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
€1500,-South Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
ReservedA fine walking cane from Madras
Made of a beautiful piece of black zitan hardwood, carved in a spiral, topped with a silver knob.
€1600,-Wakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
€2200,-A gilt Indian jambiya
With gilt-copper hilt and scabbard done in beautiful Kutch style repousse work.
€2200,-A Deccan chilanum
With wootz blade, and silver overlaid hilt that was finished with fire-gilding.
€2300,-Fine piha kaetta with velvet scabbard
A very fine example with beautifully chiseled silver pommel plate.
€2900,-A kirach with hunting scenes
Its blade pattern-welded and chiseled with designs of hunters and animals.
€3200,-A fine curved Deccan katar
With beautifully shaped blade and fine, elaborately chiseled hilt.
€3500,-A fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
€3800,-Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt
Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.
€6500,-Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776
A very fine specimen, complete with ruby-set scabbard.
Price on request