Signed Sikh talwar, dated 1838
Of Punjabi make, inscribed inside the knuckle guard as being presented by Sukhu Singh in 1838.
SoldSinhalese pihiya with scabbard
IntroductionOften called piha-kaetta, which are actually the chopper versions,
SoldGold alloy Sinhalese pihiya
Often called piha-kaetta, these knives were mainly made by the King's Workshops.
SoldFine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Price on requestIndian Jade mounted dagger
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
Price on requestSouth Indian cobra tip sword
An early fighting piece with strong reinforcing langet and broad, cobra shaped tip.
€7200,-Indian enamel and wootz dagger
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.
€15000,-Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners
Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.
€1800,-Sawasa east indian inkwell
Sawasa is metalware in black and gold made primarily for the Dutch expat community in Asia.
€3800,-Chinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.
€3800,-Heavy armor piercing katar
With a narrow blade of impressive thickness. Attributable to the Bundelkhand area.
SoldFlintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-Large sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
SoldSouthern Indian child's talwar
With an inscription alluding to it having belonged to the son of Tipu Sultan.
SoldRajput katar with rubies and diamonds
Of steel construction with gold overlay. Of a type produced in Rajasthan in the early 1800s.
SoldGilt-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.
SoldGanga Jamni decorated kard
Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting…
SoldMarwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt
The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.
€2200,-A Fraser talwar from the Deccan
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
SoldA Fraser talwar, 18th century
Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.
SoldSouthern 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.
SoldRare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€1500,-