Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 16 March 2015
Continental & Oriental Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts including a Collection of Italian Glass
About this Item
An Indian carved ivory dagger hilt, 19th century
carved with two standing figures back-to-back, each with fierce expression, their arms raised and supporting an open-mouthed mythical beast with a carved aperture to his back, steel nail fitting, the base with hairline crack and chip, 17cm long
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