Mughal khanjar (dagger), with a guard and sheath in nephrite jade set with precious stones, India, 18th century. PHILIPPE MISSILLIER COLLECTION, Giquello Auction House, Drouot - rooms 5-6, March 6 & 7, 2025.

Photo 1 : Mughal khanjar (dagger), with a guard and sheath in nephrite jade set with precious stones, India, 18th century. PHILIPPE MISSILLIER COLLECTION, Giquello Auction House, Drouot - rooms 5-6, March 6 & 7, 2025.

Photo 2 : Mughal khanjar (dagger), with a guard and sheath in nephrite jade set with precious stones, India, 18th century. PHILIPPE MISSILLIER COLLECTION, Giquello Auction House, Drouot - rooms 5-6, March 6 & 7, 2025.

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PHILIPPE MISSILLIER COLLECTION
EARLY PERIOD – BOOKS – 17TH CENTURY FIREARMS
HUNTING ART – PHALERISTICS
18TH AND 19TH CENTURY WEAPONS – RUSSIAN ART
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 11am to 12pm
AFRICA AND OCEANIA – FAR EAST
Friday, March 7, 2025 - 2pm
ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART
Drouot - rooms 5-6

EXHIBITION
Tuesday, March 4 from 11am to 6pm
Wednesday, March 5 from 11am to 6pm
Thursday, March 6 from 11am to 12pm
Phone during the exhibition +33(0)1 48 00 20 05

GIQUELLO
Alexandre Giquello
Violette Stcherbatcheff
5, rue La Boétie - 75008 Paris
+33 (0)1 47 42 78 01 - info@giquello.net
Subject to approval
n°2002 389

CONTACT
Claire Richon
+33(0)1 47 70 48 00
c.richon@giquello.net

SPECIALIST
Runjeet Singh Specialist
+44 (0)7866 424803
info@runjeetsingh.com
Lots 99, 317 to 435, 437 to 484

Lot n° 393 (from the sale)
Mughal Khanjar (dagger), with guard and scabbard in nephrite jade set with gemstones, India, 18th century

Mughal Khanjar (dagger), with guard and scabbard in nephrite jade set with gemstones and a steel wootz blade,
later green velvet-covered wooden scabbard
India, 18th century
L. 39.5 cm
34 B
60,000/80,000 €
The guard, medallion, and chape are carved from nephrite jade with gemstones set in leaf and worked in
gilded kundan. The pommel of the guard features an unusual flower with three large leaves and six small buds blossoming
at the top; two of the large leaves are set with rock crystal with emerald points, a theme that continues throughout the
floral pattern; the stylized acanthus leaves at the base of the guard are multicolored. To cover a crack or flaw, a band
set with gemstones is just above the quillon block.
Straight blade in tempered steel with slight curvature at the base ending in a fleur-de-lis joining a raised midrib which
joins the reinforced tip. The wooden scabbard is covered in newer velvet and the dagger is housed in a modern box
lined with leather and velvet.
A related example was sold at Christie’s, Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, June 19, 2019, lot 380.

Reference : Étude Giquello, Drouot - salles 5-6, les 6 & 7 mars 2025

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