Lot 172. A fine Mughal jade-hilted push dagger (katar), North India, 18th-19th Century; 38.5 cm. long. Estimate: 6 000 GBP - 8 000 GBP. Sold for £ 25,062 (€ 29,120). Courtesy Bonhams.

with tapering double-edged blade of polished watered-steel, the hilt of carved celadon jade, with angled guard to the forte, the grip in the form of two baluster-shaped crossguards, the front, reverse and crossguards decorated with incised chevron design, the interior and outer edges of the hilt carved with stylised floral sprays, the velvet clad scabbard with applied metal thread decoration and openwork gold fitting to tip.

Provenance: Christie's, Art d'Asie, Paris, 13th June 2013, Lot 43
Swiss private collection, acquired 1980's
Formerly in the collection of Mukarram Jah Asaf Jah VIII, Nizam of Hyderabad.