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Click here to subscribeVinyl - Over 70 Rock N Roll / Rockabilly 7” singles to include: Little Richard (Including 5 Ep’s On London Records), Elvis Presley (Large Selection) Buddy Holly, Billy Fury (Demo Promo), Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran (Tri-Centre London) and many more. Condition varies but at least Vg overall with some Ex
CDs - Collection of various CD box sets and collectors editions featuring rare Elvis Presley sets including Young Man With The Big Beat (RCA / Legacy 88875006142), The Complete 50s Movie Masters & Session Recordings (MRS 10056058)), The Complete Works 1953-1955 (MRS 10053055), The Searcher, A Boy From Tupelo, Prince From Another Planet, Elvis At Stax, plus Country Heroes 12 CD box set, Country & Western Hit Parade (25 CDs some in shrink), Beautiful Country Memories box set
Vinyl, CDs, Book - 3 recent Limited Edition issues: M People – Renaissance. (Limited Edition 4 LP’s and 1 12” Coloured Vinyl Box Set, Demon Records DEMRECBOX62X) still sealed and mint, in original mailer. Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Boy Named If (Limited Edition, numbered, special edition, CD + book, EMI Records, EMICDX 2047) still sealed and mint, in original mailer. Plus: Decca: The Supreme Record Company - The Story of Decca Records 1929-2019 (UK book) still sealed and mint in original mailer
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), PROBABLY VIJAYANAGARA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY, with broad blade of flattened-diamond section flaring to a ~cobra~s head~ tip (chipped), iron hilt (restorations) extending over the lower third of the blade with a pair of shaped robust moulded bars terminating on each face with a pair of short prongs arranged at right angles to the blade, each side with a pair of long moulded bars enclosing the edge of the blade, deep V-shaped guard, tall segmental stepped mace-like pommel with head of eight flanges, and swelling iron integral grip, 73.5 cm, blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C21.¦¦A related example, with a grip of similar form, is preserved in the British Museum (inv. no. 293374). See Elgood 2004, p. 82. Another, formerly in the collection of Henri Moser, is preserved in the Bernisches Historisches Museum, see Moser 1912, p. XIII, pl. XXIII, no. 107.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SIVAGANGA, with double-edged wavy European blade formed with long central fuller (the tip with an early repair), iron hilt comprising langets enclosing the forte, a pair of flat quillons swelling slightly towards the terminals, broad guard of shallow V-section, broad knuckle-guard with a medial ridge, and integral grip rising to a flared pommel (pommel cap and button restored, pitted throughout), 111.5 cm blade¦ ¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C87. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN RAPIER, 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SIVAGANGA, with straight double-edged European blade formed with short central fuller, iron hilt comprising langets enclosing the forte, a pair of flat quillons swelling slightly towards the terminals, broad guard of shallow V-section, broad knuckle-guard with a medial ridge, and integral grip rising to a flared pommel with conical cap enclosing a series of rattles, and faceted button (areas of pitting, the pommel cap restored) in an early leather-covered wooden scabbard (worn, losses), 101.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C83. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATA), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ARCOT, with straight tapering double-edged blade of hollow-diamond section formed with a reinforced tip, iron hilt of katar form, retained by three rivets including a pair over fluted brass washers, extending over the forte with a pair of long shaped langets with chiselled foliate terminals, a pair of border-engraved waisted side-bars with pointed terminals rising to a bud-shaped finial, border-engraved recurved frontal guard with Yali head terminal, two pairs of additional bars joining the side-bars to the frontal-guard, and a pair of strongly moulded grip-bars, 90.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C90.¦¦The distinctive stylised Yali head is related to another example in the Vellore Museum, previously recorded on the Arcot armoury, Tamil Nadu. A katar with a related hilt is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 36.25.905). See Elgood, 2004, p. 146. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MARATHA, with broad straight double-edged European blade with traces of a running wolf mark and further marks within a short slender fuller on each face, heavy pierced and chiselled russet iron gauntlet hilt extending over the forte with a pair of shaped langets with foliate terminals, a pair of low domed moulded panels over the hand filled with scrolling flowers and foliage within a delicate pierced frame, flaring over the fore-arm with a finely roped elliptical moulding beneath a lotus flower at the top and the lower portion filled with panels of pierced scrolling foliage, lotus flowers and beadwork frames, strongly moulded roped border, the interior with a single grip-bar (restored) and moulded arm bar with recurved bud-shaped finials, and the outer surface with some original silver finish, 94.8 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C118. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE INDIAN SWORD (PATA) WITH CARVED WOODEN HILT, PROBABLY MYSORE 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with straight blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a long fuller along the back-edge, threaded tang retained by a nut inside the hilt, wooden hilt carved in the round as a gaping Yali head, with some early red stain and seven sharp ~teeth~, bulging eyes and a scrolling mane, incorporating a pair of shaped iron langets enclosing the forte, a turned wooden grip-bar and a single shaped iron bar at the top, 86.3 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C118. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
A RARE NORTH INDIAN TWO HAND SWORD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY RAJASTHAN, with double-edged straight flat blade formed with a central fuller on each face, tubular brass hilt incorporating an engraved gaping Makara head gorged on a pair of brass panels with vase-shaped finials enclosing the forte, three-stage grip divided by prominent raised collars, mouded bud-shaped pommel, a writhen collar at the top and the bottom, in a later leather-covered wooden scabbard, 88.8 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C65. ¦¦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.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (SOSSUN PATA), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, PERHAPS BIJAPUR, with curved wootz steel blade double-edged towards the point (small areas of pitting), reinforced along the back-edge with an integral long chiselled panel and a further integral panel enclosing the forte, finely pierced and chiselled iron hilt decorated with foliage and border ornament, comprising a pair of langets, short quillons with mushroom-shaped finials, figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad tapering knuckle-guard with recurved finial, shallow-cup-shaped pommel, angular attenuated button, and solid grip chiselled with symmetrical design of foliage en suite, in wooden scabbard with later leather covering, 73.0 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C29. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS BIJAPUR, with broad blade double-edged towards the point (perhaps associated), formed with a pair of fullers on each face and struck with a series of European style marks, pierced and chiselled iron hilt, comprising langets, a pair of short quillons, figure-of-eight shaped guard, broad tapering knuckle-guard with recurved bud-shaped finial, shallow pommel with attenuated angular button and solid grip, decorated throughout flowers, foliage and beadwork borders, 83.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C79.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD, 18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS HYDERABAD, with broad slightly curved heavy blade widening to a near triangular point, formed with two broad long central fullers enclosed by a pair of slender grooves and with a further slender fuller along the back-edge on each face (pierced towards the tip), brass hilt cast in two pieces and chased in low relief, comprising langets with shaped terminals decorated with elaborate foliage, a pair of down-curved quillons with lionhead terminals, knuckle-guard with recurved terminal en suite with the quillons, integral grip and well formed pommel as a further lion~s head, 67.8 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C50. ¦¦The use of lions~ heads may suggest a royal commission. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with curved broad single-edged blade (lightly ground in places), formed with a slender fuller along the back-edge and double-edged toward the point, iron hilt comprising attenuated langets, a pair of straight quillons with three-point lobed finials, knuckle-guard with recurved monsterhead finial, and large disc pommel fitted with a silver ring and the grip with an early binding of plaited silver and ribband (loose), 89.0 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C13.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (PATISSA), PROBABLY VIJAYANAGARA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY, with broad flat blade flaring to a rounded tip, iron hilt extending over the lower third of the blade with a pair of shaped robust moulded bars, figure-of-eight shaped guard of V-section, tall cylindrical waisted pommel decorated with concentric lines incorporating a separate writhen ring at the top (top disc with small chips), small button and integral grip, 70.3 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C77.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
AN INDIAN SWORD (FIRANGI), 17TH CENTURY, with curved broad European blade double-edged towards a sharp point, formed with three fullers of differing length on each face, finely chiselled iron hilt comprising a pair of shaped langets extending over the forte and with a crouching lion in the round on the left and the right at the base, figure-of-eight shaped guard decorated with foliage around the border, broad knuckle-guard and cup-shaped pommel en suite, curved faceted attenuated button decorated with chevrons, and integral grip (the hilt pitted), 95.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C113.¦¦Similar swords are preserved in the Vellore Museum, Tamil Nadu. It has been suggested that they were originally manufactured at the Cingee Fort for the Arcot Armoury. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, with slightly curved probably European fullered blade double-edged towards the point, iron hilt retained by a rivet over a chased silver foliate washer, comprising shaped langets, a pair of short quillons with swollen terminals, knuckle-guard with recurved terminal, disc pommel with up-turned brim, attenuated button and integral grip, 92.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C113.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR), 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR, with broad straight blade double-edged over its upper half and rounded at the tip, formed with three fullers over three quarters of its length joining at a central terminal and a further slightly shorter fuller, decorated along the back-edge with a series of eyelash marks, iron hilt comprising a pair of langets flaring towards a cusped terminal, straight quillons with pointed tips, disc-pommel with hemispherical top, button fitted with a silver ring, integral swelling grip, and decorated over its surface in encrusted silver with geometric designs and flowerheads (small losses), 77.5 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C36. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJARLI), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a pair of short fullers and reinforced at the point, pierced and chiselled iron hilt (pitted) extending over the forte with foliate langets, curved pierced oval guard drawn-out on each side to a small bud-shaped quillon, recruved knuckle-guard formed as a silver-eyed heron, faceted bud-shaped finial flanked by a silver-eyed peacock on each side, and a pair of shaped green-jade grip-scales (the grips probably added in its early life), 38.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D94. ¦¦The peacocks flanking the pommel is probably a reference to Karttikeya the god of war and son of Shiva. See Elvis 2004, p. 117. A related, though somewhat less elaborate, khanjarli in the Furusiyya Art Foundation is illustrated Mohamed 2007, p. 216, no. 207. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, with broad recurved blade formed with a pair of fullers and swelling slightly at the tip, iron hilt comprising shaped foliate langets enclosing the forte and extending to each side with a pierced bird~s head, curved guard rising up in the centre and with a short bud-shaped quillon on each side, recurved slender knuckle-guard with Yali head terminal, integral moulded grip following the contour of the guard at the base, rising up in two branches including a rampant lion with Yali head forming the pommel on one side (pitted, small restorations and losses), 39.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D85. ¦¦Hilts of this distinctive zoomorphic form are associated with Royal Vijayanagara edged weapons. Around 1620 King Raghunatha Nayaka (circa 1600-34) sent a ~dagger with a lion handle~ as a gift to the Danish Court in Copenhagen. Another dagger from this group is preserved in the David Collection, Copenhagen, (inv. no. 18/1982). See Elgood 2004, pp. 109-126. ¦ ¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), EARLY 17TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of six slender converging fullers on each face, silver-plated iron hilt comprising concave oval guard with pierced border, a pair of short bud-shaped quillons, knuckle-guard, cup-shaped pommel with spirally-moulded button and integral grip interrupted by a moulding en suite, and retaining much early silver-plated finish, in a later scabbard, 42.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D39. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (JAMADHAR KATAR), POSSIBLY 14TH/15TH CENTURY, of russet iron, with straight double-edged blade slightly recessed at the forte and enclosed by a shaped collar, iron hilt comprising slightly curved guard, integral grip with a central ovoid moulding and horn-shaped pommel, 28.3 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D73. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, with curved broad blade formed with a stout point and a pair of board fullers on each face, iron hilt comprising large langets with shaped terminals, V-shaped guard, broad slightly curved pommel with moulded baluster button, integral faceted grip interrupted by a central baluster moulding, decorated throughout in silver enriched with gold including foliage and inscriptions (worn, pitted), 38.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D86. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 17TH CENTURY, with broad recurved double-edged blade, brass hilt engraved with border ornament, comprising curved quillons of T-section, recurved knuckle-guard with Yali head terminal, horn-shaped pommel en suite with the guard and moulded button, 36.7 cm overall ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D30. ¦¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (CHILANUM), 15TH/16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, with curved double-edged stout blade formed with two pairs of long deep fullers divided by a medial ridge (one edge with a repair in the centre), widening at the forte and pierced on each side to form a pair of stylised parrot heads, iron hilt comprising foliate langets, curved guard, bifurcated pommel (reduced on each side) bud-shaped button and integral grip formed with a globular central moulding, 36.5 cm overall ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D61. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN MEDIEVAL SWORD, PROBABLY 15TH CENTURY, in patinated condition, with curved single-edged blade formed with a short projection half way along the back-edge, iron hilt extending over the lower portion of the blade with a pair of finally pierced shaped plates, including angular figure-of-eight shaped guard chased with flowerheads (small holes and chips), and wooden cushion-shaped pommel with finely pierced iron tall conical stepped button, 73.8 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C91. ¦¦Three related examples, formerly in the collection of Anthony North, were sold in this room 30th June 2010, lot 83 and another 25th June 2014, lot 29. Dating on this group varies ranging from the 12th to 16th centuries. See Elgood 2004, pp. 83-5 and Rawson 1968, plate 12.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point and a pair of fullers, iron hilt comprising quillons with small bud-shaped finials (guard incomplete), formed with a pierced and chiselled panel above decorated with a stylised lotus head, (knuckle-guard restored), integral grip with a writhen globular moulding, and elliptical pommel en suite, 34.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D120. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH CENTURY, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a reinforced point, a slender central rib on each face and chiselled at the forte (one edge repaired in the centre), iron hilt formed of a near rectangular guard, integral grip with faceted central moulding, elliptical pommel and traces of engraved silver and gilt finish (pitted), 39.2 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D116. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 18TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a pair of long deep fullers on each face, brass hilt comprising foliate langets, oval guard with beadwork border and bud-shaped quillon, knuckle-guard and the grip and pommel formed as a Yali, 42.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D130.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, with recurved blade formed with a pair of long deep fullers on each face gilt-brass hilt comprising a pair of engraved langets formed as lotus flowerheads, oval guard with beaded border, short fluted bud-shaped quillons, recurved knuckle-guard engraved with a chevron design and with recurved fluted bud-shaped finial, and the grip and pommel formed as a finely modelled Yali, 31.7 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D106.¦¦A dagger with a rock crystal blade and a hilt of related form is preserved in the Government Museum, Chenai. See Elgood 2004, p. 174, no. 16.24. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BANGALORE, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of short slender fullers on each face and reinforced at the tip, brass hilt cast and chased in high relief, comprising outer guard decorated with a deity, probably Vishnu, crowned by a cobra, surrounded by Yali, lions and birds, inner-guard decorated with a central knot design and writhen bud-shaped pommel, 29.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D24.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY THANJAVUR, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of deep long fullers on each face, brass hilt formed of openwork langets, fluted knuckle-guard with dentil borders, a finely chiselled Yali head at the base, inner-guard interrupted by a notched moulding, and pommel formed as a Yali en suite, 36.2 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D47.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (BICHWA), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BIJAPUR, formed entirely of iron, with recurved double-edged blade iron hilt comprising elliptical outer guard of four bars, inner guard of a single moulded bar, and bud-shaped pommel (pitted), 27.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D99.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved blade double-edged towards the point and formed with a fuller along the back-edge, brass hilt extending over the forte, short bud-shaped quillon, slender nodular knuckle-guard, and multi-stage grip rising to a stylised Yali head, 21.3 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D97.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADRAS, with recurved fullered blade (tip restored), brass hilt cast and chased in relief, comprising lotus bud langets, oval guard with cusped border, knuckle-guard issuant from a Yali head, and integral grip formed as a heron rising to a Yali head pommel, 30.8 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D91. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KHANJAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MALABAR, with recurved double-edged blade formed with a pair of fullers, a reinforced point and chiselled at the forte, iron hilt comprising a pair of quillons formed as stylised Yali heads, oval guard, knuckle-guard with recurved bird~s head finial, and the grip formed as a heron~s body rising to form a gaping Yali head, 28.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D110.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 17TH CENTURY, with broad double-edged blade of wootz steel swelling to a ~Cobra~s head~ tip (small chips), engraved steel hilt formed with a pair of engraved shaped langets extending over almost a third of the blade~s length on each side, the portion at the forte widening and down-curved with blade-catching lugs, decorated with flowers and with a small amount of red pigment on each face, dish-guard formed of a pair of D-shaped panels arranged in a V-shape and with a pair of notches at the apex, the outer surface finely engraved with a broad border filed with expanded flowerheads, engraved up-turned cup-shaped pommel (now open at the top) decorated as a flowerhead in the round, and solid grip engraved with a pair of panels each formed of three lines in the centre, 90.3 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C17 (bis).¦¦Another example of this distinctive type was sold in this room, 8th December 2021, lot 51 and another 29th June 2022, lot 138. For a discussion of this group see Elgood 2004 pp. 82-83. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADURAI, with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced tip and a series of converging fullers divided by a chiselled central foliate moulding, iron hilt formed of a strongly recurved outer-guard with recurved Yali finial, reinforced at the borders and in the centre with foliate panels and with a scalloped moulding at the base, side-bars (shortened) and a pair of grip-bars each with a central globose moulding, 41.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D10. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MYSORE, with European double-edged fullered blade, russet iron hilt extending with a pair of shaped langets over the forte, a pair of moulded side-bars, a pair of strongly moulded grip-bars, decorated throughout in gold with koftgari flowers and foliage (losses, pitted), 52.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D104. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), THANJAVUR, 17TH CENTURY, with European double-edged blade struck with a brief inscription including ~Pour Rey~ with a short fuller on each face, iron hilt comprising langets pierced and chiselled with addorsed fish and exotic birds enclosing the forte, curved pierced oval guard, with a pair of side-bars (repaired) finely pierced and chiselled with a vertical panel of foliage issuant from a heron at the base and with a Yali-head lion and a pair of fish at the top, a central writhen strongly moulded grip-bar and a further contoured bar above and below (pitted throughout), 55.7 cm blade¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D59. ¦¦A very similar katar is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (acc.no.36.25.914). See Elgood 2004, p. 157, no. 15.28. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SWORD-HATCHET (KUDI TRACHANG), SOUTH INDIAN OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN, 16TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a sharply tapering double-edged point, the lower half of triangular-section with robust back-edge engraved with linear designs, chiselled with a foliate moulding at the forte, plain socket with a square washer and turned hardwood, perhaps ebony, grip with iron pommel (pitted), 63.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number C86.¦¦Another example is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 36.25.1287.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KUDI TRACHANG), 16TH/18TH CENTURY, with recurved blade formed with a sharply tapering double-edged point, the lower half of triangular-section and recurved at the forte, turned hardwood grip fitted with a pair of tightly curling lugs at the top enclosing the forte, a square washer beneath and white metal ferrule (extensive wear), 30.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis catalogue number D98.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY THAVJAVUR, with curved heavy broad steel blade formed with a sharp inner edge rising to a chisel-shaped point at the top and a crescentic point at the bottom, decorated with geometric designs along the back-edge, iron hilt including a pair of crescentic-panels enclosing the forte, a square castellated moulding beneath and turned hardwood grip with a pair of hemispherical plates each enclosing a disc top and bottom, the latter incorporating a rattle (the iron parts pitted, the pommel with small holes and restorations), 56.0 cm ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number E34.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 17TH/18TH CENTURY, MALABAR COAST, with curved steel blade formed with a sharp inner edge, decorated with engraved and punched ornament and grooved along the back-edge on each face, engraved rectangular forte with a stout spike on the reverse, and associated turned ebony grip with an iron collar top and bottom 41.5 cm ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number E14. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (ARUVAL), 18TH/19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST, with curved crescentic blade formed with a fuller along the back-edge and moulded point, sharp inner edge, engraved iron disc guard with scalloped border, broad tapering knuckle-guard with border en suite and formed with a sharp point on the outside towards the base, recurved bud-shaped finial, two-piece grip formed of a broad iron basal ferrule and carved angular hardwood, the latter rising to a brass-bound elliptical pommel with three concentric washers with scrolling terminals, 56.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C100.¦¦Another example is preserved in the Mysore Palace Armoury, see Talwar 1994, p. 19.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (AYDA KATTI), COORG, 18TH CENTURY, with broad curved blade formed with a sharp inner edge, the forte formed with a short lug at the base, engraved with a series of pellets along the back-edge, hatched on each face and struck with a series of marks at the forte, recessed at the base and decorated with filed mouldings, hardwood grip with a raised moulding at the top fitted above with a brass ferrule en suite and a silver band, and elliptical pommel fitted with alternating steel and brass plaques, 41.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D19.¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦¦ ¦
˜A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (AYDA KATTI), COORG, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, with slightly curved broad blade, finely engraved brass hilt comprising socket enclosing the forte, formed with a short rear hook and decorated over its surface with scrolling foliage, recessed beneath and formed with a stepped moulding of square-section, marine ivory grip, engraved brass ferrule, and flattened pear-shaped stepped pommel, 41.0 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D16.¦¦A related hatchet is preserved in the Mysore Palace Armoury, see Talwar 1994, p. 19. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SWORD (KHANDA), 16TH/17TH CENTURY, with broad double-edged blade of wootz steel swelling to a ~Cobra~s head~ tip, patinated steel hilt formed with a pair of strongly moulded langets extending over the forte on each side, the portion at the forte widening, curved with blade-catching lugs and engraved with flowers on each face, dish-guard formed of a pair of strongly curved D-shaped panels, the outer face forming a pair of blade-catching lugs en suite, large cup-shaped pommel engraved with scrollwork on the inside, faceted bud-shaped button, and swelling grip decorated with three chevron lines at the base, 81.5 cm blade ¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number C104.¦¦A related example is preserved in the British Museum (inv. no. 09.1924.11-11.57). See Elgood 2004, p. 83. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A SOUTH INDIAN HATCHET (MOPLAH), MALABAR COAST, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, with broad double-edged slightly curved blade of flattened-diamond section widening toward the tip, tapering steel socket formed with four raised moulded collars, carved hardwood grip with scrolling terminal and flat sides, the latter applied with a shaped brass plaque on each face, in its painted wooden scabbard decorated with foliage on a red ground, with leather belt (incomplete) and iron buckle, 56.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D36. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
A RARE SOUTH INDIAN SPEAR HEAD (SANG), 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MYSORE, with curved double-edged terminal spike of hollow-diamond section formed with a medial ridge and two pairs of short fullers on each face, chiselled at the base with addorsed Yali centring on a stylised lotus flower, tapering socket with five raised collars of increasing size, decorated with linear designs, flowers and foliage, flanged outwards at the base and chiselled with a concentric panel of foliage (small areas of pitting), 47.5 cm overall¦¦Roy Elvis Catalogue Number F01. ¦¦Three related examples, with less elaborate chiselled decoration, were presented to King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, during his tour of India in 1875-6 and are now preserved at Sandringham. Two further, also less elaborate examples, are preserved in the Government Museum, Chenai (No. 2236) and the Clive Collection at Powis Castle. See Elgood 2004, p. 194 and Skelton et al 1987, p. 65, no. 69. ¦¦Highlight from the Roy Elvis Collection (1944-2022)¦
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