AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR NOV 2024

AN INDIAN OTTOMAN BATTLEAXE

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Start price: $250

Estimated price: $500 - $700

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A very rare example of Indian work for a high-ranking Ottoman officer, the head canted and bearded, the surface deeply inlaid overall with brass in intertwining lotus vine motifs. Mounted on its rectangular-section wooden haft with brass mounts. 17th ? 18th century. Minor losses to inlay. Velvet refreshed. Overall length 66cm / 26 1/3?. Condition II