AN IMPRESSIVE GEM-SET JADE HILTED DAGGER AND MOUNTS

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27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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Los 69 | AN IMPRESSIVE GEM-SET JADE HILTED DAGGER AND MOUNTS
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AN IMPRESSIVE GEM-SET JADE HILTED DAGGER AND MOUNTS

DAGGER AND FITTINGS NORTH INDIA OR DECCAN, CIRCA 1700-1750; SCABBARD LINING NORTH INDIA OR IRAN, CIRCA 1650

The double edged curved steel blade with reinforced tip, the x-shaped hilt of nephrite jade set with emeralds and rubies in gold settings, the scabbard locket, chape and tassle ornament en suite with the hilt, the wooden scabbard lined with silk and metal thread textile decorated with poppies, tassles of red and silver thread attached

The dagger 15 3/8in. (39cm.) long; the scabbard 12in. (30.5cm.) long; the tassles 38 1/2in. (97cm.)





Provenance

Robert, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774), or his first son

Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive of Plassey and 1st Earl of Powis (3rd creation 1804), (1754 – 1839),

Edward Herbert (formerly Clive), 2nd Earl of Powis (1785-1848);

Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1818-91);

George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis (1862-1952);

Mervyn Horatio Herbert, Viscount Clive, 17th Lord Darcy de Knayth (1904–43);

Styche Estate and Trust;

Through London trade 2015.



Literature

Susan Stronge, Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, London, 2015, no.41, p.90.

Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection (Des Grands Moghols aux Maharajahs: Joyaux de la Collection Al Thani), Paris, 2017, no.94, p.123.

Amin Jaffer, Treasures of the Mughals and Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Milan, 2017, no.96, pp.148-149.

Martin Chapman and Amin Jaffer, East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, San Francisco, 2018, no.65, p.176.

Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India, Beijing, 2018, no.100, p.173, illus. p.172.



Exhibited

Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 18 November 2015 – 16 March 2016.

From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, Grand Palais, Paris, 29 March – 5 June 2017.

Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas: The Al Thani Collection, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 9 September 2017 – 3 January 2018.

Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India and Masterpieces from a Royal Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, 17 April – 18 June 2018.

East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 3 November – 24 February 2019.



Special notice


This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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