A MOGHUL CELADON JADE-MOUNTED DAGGER

19TH CENTURY

The cruciform hilt inset to each side with foil-backed gem stones, bordered in gold to depict a central foliate design, with further florets extending outwards, the hilt's end with a gold cap inset with a red cabochon, the jade with grey mottling, 38cm overall.

Cf. National Palace Museum, Exquisite Beauty - Islamic Jades, p.119 for related examples of dagger hilts.