AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED WOOD GUARDS' CEREMONIAL SPEARS
CENTRAL INDIA, POSSIBLY DECCAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
each with a ribbed shaft made of turned wood surmounted by a tapering steel blade, the silver mounts with repoussee decoration consisting of zig-zag and fish scale patterns, a miniature crest-shaped silver plaque on each inscribed in Devanagari
Dimensions
231cm long
Footnote
For a pair of similar spears in the Royal Armouries in the Tower of London attributed to Mahratta, India, and dated to the 18th century, see object number XXVIL.222.