RICHARD RICE ESTATE MILITARIA
Tuesday, 30 April - Monday, 13 May 2024
A rare pair of decorated mail trousers from Persia/Caucasus.
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Lot Details
The mail butted and applied with shaped panels decorated with gold and silver koftgari. The knees with round panels decorated with monster faces surrounded by fish shaped panels. The mail also retains its original leather padded under trousers, a very rare survival. The inside of these lined with a thick white fabric. Provenance: Ashoka Arts, London Dealer of Antique Tribal Weapons. July 2009
