JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 1 October 2024 - 10:00 AM start
A pair of early 19thC Indo-Persian steel forearm armour (bazu-bund),
Realised: $480 plus premium
Lot Details
with chainmail gauntlets, later cloth lined. Etched with a panelled design of Arabic script within a raised saw tooth border. Pinned and hinged wrist closures. Provenance: The estate of Richard Rice. A noted and life-long Gisborne collector. Purchased the Autumn London Arms and Armour Fair Sept 2010. £530.
