KISSIN' COUSINS, HARUM SCARUM, FRANKIE AND JOHNNY, STAY AWAY, JOE, CHANGE OF HABITOne-Sheets (5) (27" x 41"); From the Collection of Bass Guitarist, Jason Newsted FramedVery Fine MGM & United Artists & Universal, 1964 & 1965 & 1966 & 1968 & 1969After achieving great initial success as a singer and on-stage performer, Elvis followed in the footsteps of his role models, James Dean and Marlon Brando, and went on to become a significant film actor. With hits both before and after leaving the army, Elvis created a slew of well-known romantic musicals and popcorn flicks that are well-remembered. From the Collection of Jason Newsted, a huge Elvis fan, and the former bassist of the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame heavy metal band Metallica. Note all posters are inside a framed shadow box, meaning an exact grade is not available. Condition and grade are based on a visual look at the front of each poster. Upon inspection, it seems all posters have been linen mounted and then framed. All posters have some light fold wear. Kissin' Cousins and Change of Habit do have some overall fading. Harum Scarum has tape stains in three corners, some chipping in the fourth and some fold line touchup. And finally, Frankie and Johnny has a small puncture just below the upper center cross-fold. This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, December 7th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 8th.
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LOVE ME TENDEROne-Sheet (27" x 41"); From the Collection of Bass Guitarist, Jason Newsted FramedVery Fine 20th Century Fox, 1956After achieving great initial success as a singer and on-stage performer, Elvis followed in the footsteps of his role models, James Dean and Marlon Brando, and went on to become a significant film actor. With hits both before and after leaving the army, Elvis created a slew of well-known romantic musicals and popcorn flicks that are well-remembered. From the Collection of Jason Newsted, who is a huge Elvis fan and the former bassist of the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame heavy metal band Metallica.Note this poster is inside a framed shadow box, meaning an exact grade is not available. Condition and grade are based on a visual look at the front of each poster. This unrestored poster seems upon inspection that it has been linen mounted and then framed. It has some light creasing and minor fold wear.This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, December 7th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on December 8th.
A TRAY OF AUTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, CARD AND PAPER OF POP STARS AND GROUPS, to include Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, UK Subs, Bad Manners, Midge Ure, Thin Lizzy, Fish, New Model ARmy, Average White Band, Jethro Tull, Paul Jones, Mark Knopfler, The Damned, Hugh Cornwell, Pauline Black, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie, Stranglers, Hazel O' Connor, Rezillios, Dave Gilm ore, Cerys Matthews, Motorhead, Marilyn Manson, Madness, Alison Moyet, Brian May, Kirsty McCall, Meatloaf, Johnny Marr, Steve Hackett, Jennifer Lopez, Phil Collins, Neil Diamond, Kiki Dee, Bryan Ferry, Steve Harley, Tony Hadley, Noddy Holder, Chrissie Hynde, Mark King, Shania Twain, etc.** VIEWING IN PERSON RECOMMENDED**Condition Report:The signed items in this lot are part of a private lifetime collection consigned by the deceased 's relative. There is no provenance other than the confirmation they were an avid p autograph collector during their lifetime.
A VERY RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD IN THE EUROPEAN TASTE, 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with three long fullers on each face, iron hilt, comprising a pair of shaped langets, down-curved quillons with globular terminals, knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, up-turned outer guard with pierced border and a central radiating design of lines, (one side extensively chipped), smaller inner guard formed en suite (chipped), spirally-fluted shallow dish-shaped pommel fitted with an associated copper alloy loop, and integral grip, 71.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C35. The hilt is based on English, German and Italian hangers of the late 16th century. For two examples, preserved in the Junagarh Fort, Bikaner and the Government Museum, Chennai respectively, see Elgood 2004, p. 127.
A NORTH INDIAN BLACK LACQUERED BUFFALO HIDE SHIELD (DHAL), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY RAJASTHAN of circular convex form with outward-turned brim, fitted at its centre with four gilt iron bosses, each of hemispherical form with pierced cusped border, and corresponding on the inside with four iron rings with enarmes, pierced with two holes for mounting, fitted with an early velvet pad and grips, 67.0 cm diameter Roy Elvis Catalogue Number B02.
A NORTHWEST INDIAN RECURVED COMPOSITE BOW, 18TH CENTURY formed of wood, bone and sinew, with carved nocks (one chipped, small losses), lacquered over its surface with a green background decorated with traditional ornament in gilt polychrome, reinforced with bands of sinew on the inner face, and a brief inscription on each side of one nock, 97.0 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G16.
A SOUTH INDIAN DECORATED BOW, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY KARNATAKA of bamboo, with carved nocks, painted in gold with scrolling foliage against a green ground, with grip decorated with gold en suite against a red ground (small chips, fitted with a later string), 130.8 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G06.
A SOUTH INDIAN CEREMONIAL COPPER ALLOY BOW, POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY MYSORE, KARNATAKA formed in one piece, cast and chased with a Yali head at the terminals and a pair of Yali heads at the grip, and with beadwork borders along its length (restorations), 98.4 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number L06.
A NORTH INDIAN ARROW PULLER, 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIKANER, RAJASTHAN formed entirely of steel, swelling faceted head divide into four parts and with a sliding collar incorporating a hook to clamp an arrow head, integral steel shaft with raised mouldings, and the base with a pierced rectangular moulding, 73.7 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G23.
TWO RARE SOUTH INDIAN ARROWS FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY for shooting large game, each with large crescentic head, possibly for ham-stringing, moulded neck, integral shaft and swelling slightly towards the nocks (areas of pitting), 76.7 cm, the longer (2) Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G12 (bis).
SIXTEEN NORTH INDIAN ARROWS (TIR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ALWAR, RAJASTHAN with robust tapering pointed iron heads for piercing armour, each decorated with a series of soft metal decorative bands at the base, and reed shafts with carved nocks (four incomplete), 75.5 cm, the longest (15) Roy Elvis Catalogue Number G11 (bis).
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATISSA), 17TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade of wootz steel swelling to a 'Cobra's head' tip, engraved steel hilt formed with a pair of shaped langets extending over almost a third of the blade's length on each side and engraved with foliage between bands of geometric ornament, the portion at the forte widening and down-curved with blade-catching lugs each decorated with a flower and a Yali, border-engraved dish-guard formed of a pair of D-shaped panels arranged in a V-shape and with a pair of notches at the apex (one small hole), up-turned cup-shaped pommel fitted with a smaller cap enclosing rattles, faceted bud-shaped button, integral grip, and some early red pigment (patinated brown throughout)and solid russet grip, 86.0 cm blade ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number C105. See Elgood 2004 pp. 82-83. Another example of this distinctive type was sold in this room, 8th December 2021, lot 51 and another 29th June 2022, lot 138.
AN 18 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN with tapering sighted barrel retained by later leather bands, finely chiselled with a band of foliage at the muzzle, a flower flanked by an exotic bird at each end of the middle-section joined by a slender rib, and with foliage at the breech, the latter fitted with standing back-sight and integral pan with chiselled pivot-cover, chiselled tang decorated with a panel of flowers and foliage, the action enclosed by a pair of decorated plaques each chiselled with foliage around the border and an elaborate flower flanked by exotic birds at one end, fitted on the right with pricker, chiselled trigger, full stock, the butt with tall angular comb, a pair of sling mounts, and chiselled steel ramrod, 102.5 cm barrel Roy Elvis catalogue number H12.
A 20 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 18TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel encrusted with silver scrolls at the breech and muzzle (small losses) and retained by a series of leather bands over silver saddles (replaced), the breech with standing back-sight and integral pan, the latter with no provision for a cover, tang with a silver inscription (rubbed, small losses) and a further white metal plaque behind, action enclosed by a shaped plate on each side retained by a band and rivets over pierced flower-shaped washers, pierced trigger, full stock applied with a long delicately pierced plaque beneath the lock, slightly rounded butt pierced for fuse and with a large pierced washer and impressed with an arsenal number on each side (rubbed), a pair of white metal sling mounts, and silver tipped iron ramrod, 132.5 cm barrel Roy Elvis catalogue number H21.
A FINE 16 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN with blued tapering sighted barrel retained by leather bands over chased silver saddles (replaced), finely chiselled and encrusted with gold with a band of foliage at the muzzle, a flower and conventional foliage at each end of the middle-section joined by a slender gilt rib, and with foliage at the breech, the latter fitted with standing back-sight and integral pan with chiselled pivot-cover, silver tang, the action enclosed by a pair of blued steel plaques each chiselled and encrusted with gold foliage around the border and an elaborate flower at one end, fitted on the right with gold-encrusted pricker-holder (pricker missing), gold-encrusted trigger, full stock, the butt with tall angular comb, a pair of gold-encrusted sling mounts, gold-encrusted steel ramrod, a portion of its leather sling, and red painted tampion, perhaps the original, 98.4 cm barrel Roy Elvis catalogue number H06.
A FINE 16 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BUNDELKHAND with very strongly swamped sighted barrel retained by later cord bands over white metal saddles, decorated at the breech with a fine hair-matting design and delicate twist pattern over the greater part of its length, breech of hog’s back form incorporating standing back-sight and integral pan with pivot-cover, action enclosed by large moulded copper plaques, full redwood stock with slightly hooked faceted butt, inlaid with stylised birds' heads in copper alloy, bone rondels and grooved for sighting behind the breech, butt cap decorated with further inlays en suite, a single faceted sling mount, associated pricker and steel ramrod, 113.5 cm barrel Roy Elvis catalogue number H03.
A 28 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN (TORADOR) FOR A CHILD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN with swamped sighted barrel retained by later leather bands, chiselled with a raised moulding at each end, breech of hog’s back form incorporating the back-sight and integral pan, the latter with pivot cover, action enclosed by a pair of steel plaques each chiselled with border ornament and a lotus flower on the tail, fitted on the right with pricker (restored), pierced trigger, full blackened stock carved with beadwork panels, the butt with tall angular comb and a panel of scale pattern on each side, a pair of sling mounts, and steel ramrod with faceted tip, 74.0 cm barrel Roy Elvis catalogue number H07.
A FINE DETACHED 16 BORE NORTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK GUN BARREL, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN formed in three stages, fitted with bead fore-sight and standing back-sight, the breech with integral pan, the lower half plain for fitting into the stock, and the entire remaining surface chiselled with small flowerheads within shaped frames, 130.0 cm barrel Roy Elvis catalogue number H15.
AN 18 BORE SOUTH INDIAN MATCHLOCK PISTOL, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with tapering barrel retained by two chased white metal bands, slightly engraved at each end, the breech with integral pan with pivot-cover, the action enclosed by an embossed brass plaque decorated with scrolls and extending over the spine of the butt, full stock studded with iron and brass nails over shaped washers, brass butt-cap, and iron ramrod (worn), 51.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number H19.
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH with long slender blade of flattened-diamond section, thickening, with blunt edges and inlaid with minute red pigment panels within a copper alloy frame on each face at the ricasso, tapering grip moulded at the base, formed with flattened sides and overlaid front and back with a large copper alloy panel engraved with panels of geometric ornament, and domed pommel decorated en suite, 118.0 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C68.
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD , PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY MADURAI, TAMIL NADU with straight fullered blade double-edged towards the point, copper alloy hilt comprising vestigial guard, faceted integral grip interrupted with a central framework of saltires and beading, and horsehead pommel, 78.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C38.
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORD (PATA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH with broad double-edged, probably European, blade formed with a short slender fuller on each face, iron gauntlet hilt extending with a pair of shaped langets over the forte, bulbous over the hand and decorated with a framework of lines, embossed with an ellipse at the wrist, pronounced beadwork border decorated with a chiselled panel of foliage ahead, the interior with a plain grip bar and arm bar with recurved bud-shaped terminals, and the outer surface retaining much early silver plated finish, 80.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C57.
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORD (PATA) WITH CARVED WOODEN HILT, 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA with straight double-edged blade of flattened-diamond section, threaded tang retained by a nut inside the hilt, darkwood, probably ‘tendu’, hilt carved in the round as an elephant’s head with its trunk wrapped around the ferrule, a pair of fluted bosses over the hand with a ‘chain-of-life’ ahead of a lotus flower behind, a further lotus lower and a pronounced monster head on the top of the fluted brim, with early turned hardwood grip bar (upper bar missing) on the inside, 82.0 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C81. Another example, also from the Elvis collection, was sold in this room 7th December 2022
AN INDIAN GAUNTLET SWORD (PATA), PROBABLY 18TH/19TH CENTURY THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU with broad double-edged blade formed with a long central fuller, iron gauntlet hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped panels, embossed over the hand with an elephant devoured by a Yali, and pierced over the forearm with an elaborate design of scrolling foliage inhabited by dragons with a pronounced beadwork border top and bottom (areas of pitting, small holes and chips), and the inside fitted with a slender grip-bar and slender arm bar with recurved terminals, 98.0 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C98.
A RARE NORTH INDIAN TWO HAND SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY RAJASTHAN with double-edged straight flat blade formed with a long fuller on each face, tubular brass hilt incorporating an engraved gaping Makara head gorged on a pair of later brass panels with shaped finials enclosing the forte, three-stage grip divided by prominent raised collars, and moulded bud-shaped pommel, 90.0 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C116. Another sword of this type, formerly in the collection of Henri Moser, is preserved in the Bernisches Historisches Museum, see Moser 1912, p. XIV, pl. XXIII, no. 124. Another example, also from the Roy Elvis collection, was sold in this room, 7th December 2022, lot 15.
A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (PULWAR), 19TH CENTURY with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched with a crucible steel pattern and with a brief inscription on one face, silver-plated hilt comprising langets with leaf-shaped terminals, down-curved hoof-shaped quillons, cup-shaped pommel formed as a flowerhead with a square bracket for a tassel, and integral grip cast with a chevron design and foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with silver chape, 80.5 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C03.
AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved fullered blade double-edged towards the point (areas of rust), iron hilt of characteristic form including mushroom-shaped quillons, disc pommel and integral grip, cast with flowers and foliage enriched with gold throughout (worn, gold restored), 77.8 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C14.
A FINE NORTH INDIAN SILVER-HILTED SWORD (TALWAR), LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY with curved crucible steel blade double-edged towards the tip, struck with a sun-in-splendour mark on one face and with a brief inscription at the forte, silver hilt of characteristic form, comprising a pair of langets with shaped foliate terminals, mushroom-shaped quillons, disc pommel with pierced rounded button fitted with a later ring, and integral grip, in its green velvet-covered wooden scabbard with silver locket and chape each pierced with a fine design of scrolling foliage, the former fitted with a ring and chain for suspension, 73.4 cm bladeRoy Elvis Catalogue Number C04.The owner’s catalogue entry for this lot attributes it to the Royal Jaigarh Fort Armoury, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABALY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU with broad curved heavy blade double-edged towards the point, formed with a fuller along the back edge and struck with a mark at the forte (light pitting), copper alloy hilt cast and chiselled in low relief, comprising a pair of langets with engraved border decorated with a pattern of eyes, a pair of quillons with horse hoof terminals, integral grip incorporating a pair of wings rising to a horse head pommel issuant with a string of pearls forming the knuckle-guard, 71.0 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C75.
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR, KARNATAKA with slightly curved single-edged blade widening slightly and double-edged towards the point, engraved copper alloy hilt comprising straight slightly flaring langets, quillons with conical terminals, recurved knuckle-guard chiselled with a three-point coronet at the base and with an engraved trilobate terminal at the top, disc-shaped pommel with raised brim, the top decorated with a flowerhead in low relief and fitted with a fluted button with early loop, and integral grip moulded at the top, incised on one side of the grip with the armoury number ‘668’, 79.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C23.
AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY with straight blade double-edged towards the point, formed with four long slender fullers on each face and struck with four ‘S’ marks on one face at the forte (rubbed), chiselled iron hilt with beadwork border, comprising a pair of shaped langets decorated with foliage, quillons swelling towards the terminals and each decorated with a flowerhead, figure-of-eight shaped guard of V-section and broad knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped terminal each decorated with foliage, cup-shaped pommel, recurved button and integral grip, 81.2 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C26.
A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER WITH TALWAR HILT, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA with long slender blade, long blunt-sided ricasso, copper alloy hilt cast in low relief, comprising langets with foliate terminals, quillons and recurved knuckle-guard with Yali head terminals, disc pommel with coronet brim and integral grip (restorations), 79.7 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C112.
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY with associated broad single-edged crucible steel blade double-edged towards the point, stamped with a brief inscription on one face, chiselled iron hilt decorated with a frieze of flowers at the principle borders and with pierced foliate details, comprising a pair of langets, quillons formed as bulbous flowerheads, figure-of-eight shaped guard of low V-section decorated with a pair of pierced flowerheads and rising to a broad knuckle-guard pierced with a lotus flower, and with recurved bud-shaped finial, large pommel with up-turned brim, pointed button decorated with foliage and integral grip, in a leather-covered wooden scabbard, 73.4 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C103.
AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ARCOT, TAMIL NADU with straight blade slightly waisted in the centre and double-edged towards the point, formed with a long fuller over the middle section and two grooves framed by slender lines on each face at the forte, engraved with a sun-in splendour on one face, iron hilt comprising a pair of pierced langets, a pair of quillons with fluted bud-shaped terminals, figure-of-eight shaped guard of low V-section with engraved border, broad knuckle-guard pierced with shaped foliate beaded panels top and bottom, cup-shaped pommel, some early silver plated finish and with an early padded red velvet liner, 84.4 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C31.
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR with very broad straight double-edged blade formed with three long slender fullers and cut with a pair of celestial motifs on each face (probably an early association), iron hilt comprising a pair of langets each flaring towards cusped terminal, straight quillons with conical terminals, disc-pommel with hemispherical top, button fitted with an associated silver ring, integral swelling grip, and decorated over its surface in encrusted silver with geometric designs including a knot pattern over the grip (small losses), 86.5 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C76. A related example, also from the Elvis Collection, was sold in this room, 7th December 2022, lot 22.
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN HARDWOOD PRACTICE SWORD OR BATON FORMED AS A PATTISA, PROBABLY MADRAS, TAMIL NADU formed in one piece, with diamond-section blade formed with blunt edges, carved ‘hilt’ with triangular panels extending over the blade, integral grip rising to a disc pommel with prominent button Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C21.
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN COPPER ALLOY TEMPLE SWORD, POSSIBLY 15TH/16TH CENTURY with broad single-edged straight blade strongly curved the towards a straight triangular point and with three slender reinforcing ribs along each face, fitted along the back-edge with thirteen drop-shaped rattles, hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of shaped langets formed in three stages and each reinforced by a pair of cobra head mouldings, angular figure-of-eight shaped guard cast and chased with a chakra in each quarter (restorations), large dish-shaped pommel with pierced up-turned brim fitted with four rattles (two missing) and integral grip (the rattles restored), 70.7 cm, blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number L01. For a related sword dated to the 12th century see Elgood 2004, p. 76.
A NORTH INDIAN SWORD (KOPIS), POSSIBLY LAHORE, 18TH CENTURY with curved blade of flattened-diamond section with a reinforced back-edge, sharp inner edge and flaring towards a cusped terminal, the latter retaining traces of engraving, engraved iron hilt with some early silver-plated finish, extending over the forte with a pair of slender langets, a pair of short flattened globular quillons, moulded baluster-shaped pommel, and retaining its plaited wire grip (small areas of rust), in its fabric-covered wooden scabbard, 55.5 cm blade Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C46.
A NORTH INDIAN DAGGER (JAMADHAR KATAR), 16TH/18TH CENTURY with tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip, a long medial ridge and waisted at the forte, iron hilt comprising curved oval guard, moulded baluster grip, broad oval pommel reinforced on the top and pointed near square button, 35.5 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D118.
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of long fullers divided by a central rib, iron hilt comprising a pair of shaped langets and oval guard inlaid on the outside with silver foliage (losses), a pair of short bud-shaped quillons with a pierced panel in the centre on each face, recurved knuckle-guard, bifurcated pommel with button formed of three pronounced buds, with a leaf on each side, and integral grip interrupted by a central moulding (pitted, restorations, the blade probably associated), 34.5 cm overall Royal Elvis catalogue number D66.
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH with curved double-edged stout blade formed with a series of long deep fullers divided by a medial ridge, widening at the forte and pierced on each side to form a pair of stylised elephants, iron hilt comprising curved guard, bifurcated pommel, bud-shaped button with silver terminal, integral grip formed with a pronounced globular central moulding and retaining some early silver gilt decoration including a flower on each side on the pommel, 41.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D41. A chilanum of this type, formerly in the Oldman collection, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (acc. no. 36.25.751).
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJARLI), 16TH/17TH CENTURY with recurved blade formed with a pair of slender fullers and reinforced at the point, finely chiselled iron hilt extending over the forte with a pair of langets with beadwork borders, curved oval guard with a beadwork border within a writhen frame, drawn-out on each side to a small bud-shaped quillon, knuckle-guard chiselled with foliage and rising to a small chiselled recurved Yali head finial, small pommel en suite with the quillons, and associated shaped green-jade grip-scales, 37.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D95.
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 16TH CENTURY, VIJAYANAGARA, KARNATAKA with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of converging fullers, iron hilt extending over the forte with a large pierced, shaped panel on each face, strongly recurved outer-guard with recurved Yali finial, reinforced at the borders and in the centre with finely pierced foliate panels, a pair of waisted side-bars, and a pair of grip-bars each with a central globose moulding (areas of pitting), 52.5 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D67. A dagger of this form, previously in the collection of George Cameron Stone, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (acc. no.36.25.905). See Elgood 2004, pp. 146-147.
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, THANJAVUR, TAMIL NADU with straight double-edged probably European blade formed with a slender central fuller on each face, pierced and chiselled iron hilt comprising a pair of shaped langets extending over the forte, curved elliptical guard decorated with foliage, outer guard decorated with a frieze of foliage inhabited by addorsed Yali beneath a large flower with recurved bud-shaped finial (a brazed repair at the base), pronounced tapering side bars decorated with a vertical arrangement of foliage with a Yali at the top, and a central grip bar with a shaped additional bar on either side (pitted throughout), 56.0 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D14. A similar katar, is preserved in the British Museum (acc. No. 1965, 0412.1) and another in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 36.25.1010). The owner’s catalogue attributes this group to the Thanjavur Armoury. See Elgood 2004, p. 153.
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, KARNATAKA with tapering blade formed with a series of converging fullers and a reinforced point, iron hilt finely pierced with trellis panels carrying symmetrical designs of lotus flowers, comprising a pair of shaped langets enclosing the forte, arched guard, a pair of tapering side-bars and a pair of moulded grip bars joined by bud-shaped mouldings and with traces of early silver finish, 44.5 cm overall Roy Elvis catalogue number D64.
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR) 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA with broad flat probably European double-edged blade, russet iron hilt extending with a pair of shaped pierced langets over the forte each decorated with addorsed Yali and a central lotus leaf, a pair of side-bars with foliate borders and addorsed Yali at the top (small chips), a pair of strongly moulded grip-bars, and with traces of gold finish, 62.3 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D72.
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