Anne-Sophie JONCOUX PILORGET
South India, early 19th century
Cotton canvas painted with opaque pigments. 235 x 182 cm In the center, the deity Sri Natiji, surrounded by a multitude of men's faces. Below...
Balkan rifle
Ottoman Empire, Albania or Greece, 19th century
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Balkan rifle
Ottoman Empire, Albania or Greece, 19th century
with steel lock and barrel, the whole wood covered with silver plates finely chased with interlacing and arabesques punctuated with flowers, the stock ending in the shape of a fishtail. Four rings attach the barrel to the butt. L. 140 cm Related work : Robert, Hales. Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion. Butler Tanner and Dennis Ltd. England, 2013. p. 273, fig. 658 (with the same decoration on the stock), and p.280, fig.682. Provenance : Jean-Charles Tauzin Collection (1889-1957)Sale ended
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€1,200 - €1,800
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€7,500
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