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Lot 20 | Important ceremonial spiked mace (gruz)
Estimate
1.300
- 1.500
€
D
Result:
(incl. premium)
1.032 €
IMPORTANT CEREMONIAL SPIKED MACE (GRUZ).
Origin: India, Maratha or Persia.
Technique: Iron with gold inlay (koftgari).
Description: Near spherical head fitted with tall central spike and 14 smaller spikes around the circumference. Both sphere halfs decorated with leaf scrolls, stars and an inscription from the Quran: Bismillâhirrahmânirrahim, fe-lâ ghâliba-lekum in yansurukumullâhu - If God should aid you, no one can overcome you. The staff with parallel lines spiraling, the handle with dense foliage.
Measurement: Length 78.5cm.
Condition:
Good condition with traces of use and age.
Iron with dark and fine rust patina.
Very few of the gold inlay lost.
Compare:
The Wallace Collection, London. No. 2328, a similar weapon, dated to the 18th c.
Literature:
Anthony C. Tirri: Islamic Weapons; Maghrib to Moghul. 2004. P.342, No. 256C.
Origin: India, Maratha or Persia.
Technique: Iron with gold inlay (koftgari).
Description: Near spherical head fitted with tall central spike and 14 smaller spikes around the circumference. Both sphere halfs decorated with leaf scrolls, stars and an inscription from the Quran: Bismillâhirrahmânirrahim, fe-lâ ghâliba-lekum in yansurukumullâhu - If God should aid you, no one can overcome you. The staff with parallel lines spiraling, the handle with dense foliage.
Measurement: Length 78.5cm.
Condition:
Good condition with traces of use and age.
Iron with dark and fine rust patina.
Very few of the gold inlay lost.
Compare:
The Wallace Collection, London. No. 2328, a similar weapon, dated to the 18th c.
Literature:
Anthony C. Tirri: Islamic Weapons; Maghrib to Moghul. 2004. P.342, No. 256C.
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VAT margin scheme, VAT included, but must not be indicated, not refundable
29% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
29% buyer’s premium on the hammer price
Estimated Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
Germany: 42,02 Euro plus 7,98 Euro VAT
EU: 79,83 Euro plus 15,17 Euro VAT
Worldwide: 134,45 Euro plus 25,55 Euro VAT
additional shipping insurance
Stock Id: 65647-4