Lot 150. A gem set jade-hilted dagger (khanjar), North India, 1700-1750; 15 ¼ ins. (38.6 cm.) long. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019

Set with rubies and emeralds, watered-steel blade, green cotton covered sheath.

Provenance: Christie’s, London, 5 October 2010, lot 357.

Exhibited: Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.113, no.85
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.141, no.89
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p.165, no.93
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 84, no. 28.

Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019