Lot 154. A gem set glass-hilted dagger (khanjar), India, circa 1900; 10 5/8 ins. (36.8 cm.) long; 2 ½ ins. (6.2 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019
Set with diamonds and rubies, locket and chape loose and similarly decorated, watered-steel blade.
Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.124, no.95
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.153, no.99
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p.179, no.105.
Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019
