27th Apr, 2019 10:00

Fine Art, Antiques & Jewellery

 
  Lot 232
 
Lot 232 - An Indian short sword with curved steel...

An Indian short sword with curved steel blade and horn handle in a leather and white metal mounted scabbard, engraved 'Heir Loom [sic] Tippoo Sultan's Sword, Taken from his body at Seringapatam, 3rd May 1799', together with a framed watercolour portrait, initialled 'LB', purportedly of Tipu Sultan. The sword blade measures 59 cm and scabbard 69 cm, the portrait being 25.5 cm x 17.5 cm.

Sold for £1,200


 
An Indian short sword with curved steel blade and horn handle in a leather and white metal mounted scabbard, engraved 'Heir Loom [sic] Tippoo Sultan's Sword, Taken from his body at Seringapatam, 3rd May 1799', together with a framed watercolour portrait, initialled 'LB', purportedly of Tipu Sultan. The sword blade measures 59 cm and scabbard 69 cm, the portrait being 25.5 cm x 17.5 cm.
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