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Fine Antique Arms and Armour from Around the World

Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A beautiful sabre with hilt shaped as a horse's head, Prima metà del XIX Secolo

Estimate

€ 5.000 - 7.000

Sold

€ 11.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

India
length 79.5 cm.
Curved, single-edged blade, with light fuller on two-thirds of the length and engraved with gilded decorations on a browned background with floral motifs up to the center. Quillon and handle in one piece made of gilded bronze, richly decorated with red green and white stones; long langets, short quillons with sprout-shaped ends; pommel shaped as a horse's head. Wooden scabbard completely covered with gilded brass foil and masterfully decorated with hunting scenes (on foot and mounted), lions, gazelles, wild boars, hounds and floral motifs in bas-relief; decorated with floral motifs on a micro-granulated background at the back. Two suspension rings with roped bands.