Early Mughal talwar
It has a narrow but thick blade with an elegant curve and a raised backedge, all reminiscent of earlier steppe sabers.
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Punjabi serpentine hilted pesh-kabz
From the knife-making center of Bhera in the Punjab, using finely polished serpentine.
€1600,-
Small Indian sota mace
An all-steel Indian mace with a long round cross-section haft and square cross-section hammer tip.
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A katar from Bundi
Belonging to a group of royal katar made by Khemau under Maharao Ram Singh.
€5500,-
Silver decorated Vijayanagara katar
A very good Vijayanagara katar of the 16th century with much of its gold and silver overlay remaining.
€7500,-
Signed Sikh talwar, dated 1838
Of Punjabi make, inscribed inside the knuckle guard as being presented by Sukhu Singh in 1838.
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Sinhalese pihiya with scabbard
IntroductionOften called piha-kaetta, which are actually the chopper versions,
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Gold alloy Sinhalese pihiya
Often called piha-kaetta, these knives were mainly made by the King's Workshops.
€2800,-
Fine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Price on request
Indian Jade mounted dagger
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
Price on request
South Indian cobra tip sword
An early fighting piece with strong reinforcing langet and broad, cobra shaped tip.
€6500,-
Indian enamel and wootz dagger
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.
€15000,-
Heavy armor piercing katar
With a narrow blade of impressive thickness. Attributable to the Bundelkhand area.
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Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€5600,-
Large sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
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Southern Indian child's talwar
With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.
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Rajput katar with rubies and diamonds
Of steel construction with gold overlay. Of a type produced in Rajasthan in the early 1800s.
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Gilt-copper hilted kard
Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.
€2200,-
Firanghi with gold overlaid hilt
The manner of decoration is entirely geometrical, which is very hard to do right.
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Ganga Jamni decorated kard
Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting…
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Marwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt
The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.
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A Fraser talwar from the Deccan
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
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A Fraser talwar, 18th century
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
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Southern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
€1650,-
Double bladed katar
Also called jamdhar doulicaneh. Forged from a single piece of steel, complete with scabbard.
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