Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 19th October 2016
Lot 194
Two 19th Century Indian all-steel axes
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £650
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Description
Two 19th Century Indian all-steel axes, the first a tabor with small head to an octagonal section haft, allover silver koftgari decoration of scrolls and foliage incorporating arabic characters, length 49 cm (19.5 in.); the other with crescent head and square section spike, the slender haft with hemispherical butt, retaining traces of gold and silver koftgari, length 55 cm (21.5 in.) (2)