Mughal Jewelled Jade-Hilted Khanjar Dagger Ottoman conservatories

conservatories

The cabinet is crowned by an expertly carved and dentilled cornice

A travelling doctors apothecary box such as ours would have been reassuring for the ill

the surface of the box stamped with a repeating pattern

The meticulous attention to detail and quality evident in these candlestick holders elevates them above more commonplace pieces of the same era

Mughal Jewelled Jade-Hilted Khanjar Dagger Ottoman conservatoriesA fine 18th 19th century Mughal dagger with double edged curved steel watered blade with central curved fuller, the pale green jade pistol hilt with a rounded pommel, decorated with foil backed emerald green and ruby red cabochons mounted in gold Kundan settings designed as foliate stems. India, circa 1800 Length: 36. 5 cms (14. 4 ins)