A MUGHAL GOLD AND JEWEL-SET JADE-HILTED HORSE-HEADED DAGGER, KHANJAR

£10,000 - £20,000 £15,120

A MUGHAL GOLD AND JEWEL-SET JADE-HILTED HORSE-HEADED DAGGER, KHANJAR
18TH CENTURY

The hilt carved as a horse's head with the mane swept to one side, the eyes and harness inlaid in gold wire and rubies and decorated with floral designs in low relief, the curved blade with damascened arabesque decoration, the red cloth-wrapped scabbard with jade mounts also carved with flowers, 37cm. (2)

Provenance: the collection of Miss Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95).

Cf. Christie’s New York, 19th June 2019, lot 151 for a related dagger.

十八世紀玉雕嵌寶石馬頭形匕首
來源：伊麗莎白·格羅夫納·格斯特女士（1879-1960）收藏。