Lot 75

A MUGHAL JADE-HILTED STEEL SWORD (TALWAR)
INDIA, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER





Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
the single-edged slender watered steel blade and gilt-copper cross-guard set with a spinach coloured jade hilt carved with stylised lotus flowers, the cloth covered wood scabbard with finely engraved ensuite gilt chape, lock and suspension bracket
Dimensions
98cm long
Provenance
By repute, formerly, the Nizam of Hyderabad.




