AN INDIAN SILVER CEREMONIAL MAHARAJA SCEPTRE
AN INDIAN SILVER CEREMONIAL MAHARAJA SCEPTRE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The repoussé silver decorated with floral motifs, the finial shaped as a ferocious lion with its mouth agape, the metal concealing the wooden core, 60cm, 1.5kg.
Cf. Christie's South Kensington, 7th October 2011, lot 433 for a pair of similar sceptres.