RARE PAIR OF MUGHAL STEEL POLEARMS

Ca. AD 1700 - 1800 A pair of steel polearms, from left to right: a battle axe with a long cylindrical haft engraved with spiral bands, fitted at the base with a ring and at the top with a narrow neck supporting a rectangular blade-like head with a large circular opening and traces of floral ornament; and a zaghnal with a long cylindrical haft terminating in a moulded disc foot. Its heavy curved pick tapers to a point from a bifurcated base with recurved projections and is secured through a rectangular head block by a turned screw. Gold koftgari floral and geometric ornament decorates the block and the junction of the head. Size: 470-510mm x 35-160mm; Weight: 590g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market; ex-collection of the art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected from the 1950s onwards, largely documented in inscriptions from 1998 through drawings and Persian descriptions. Partly documented in exhibition catalogues since the 1970s This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£800

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