Lot 80
£2,520
Auction: Indian Art | Lots 67 to 83 | 12 June at 10am
of unusually elongated form with double cross-bar between the handles, the bars and handle profusely overlaid in gold with inscriptions in nastaliq, with repeat meandering floral decoration along the borders
53cm (20 6/8in) long
Text:
The long inscriptions on the arms of the hilt comprise a repeat of the Nadi’ ‘Ali Quatrain.
In a cartouche on the inside of one of the arms, the owner’s name ‘Javid(?) Singh’ and on the other arm the date.