Lot Essay
A smaller but similarly elegant early Mughal enamelled gold fakir’s crutch is in the al-Sabah Collection (LNS 286 M; Keene and Kaoukji, 2001, no.6.42, p.80).
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MUGHAL INDIA, 1650-1700
Details
AN ENAMELLED AND GEM SET ELBOW CRUTCH
MUGHAL INDIA, 1650-1700
The handle set with diamonds and rubies, the stick made of three sections, base in plain gold
20 7/8 ins. (52.8 cm.) high; 6 1/8 ins. (15.6 cm.) wide; 1 1/8 ins. (2.9 cm.) deep
MUGHAL INDIA, 1650-1700
The handle set with diamonds and rubies, the stick made of three sections, base in plain gold
20 7/8 ins. (52.8 cm.) high; 6 1/8 ins. (15.6 cm.) wide; 1 1/8 ins. (2.9 cm.) deep
Literature
Jaffer 2013, p.105, no.37
Exhibited
Grand Palais, Paris 2017, p.170, no.129
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.197, no.132
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p.221, no.136
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 177, no. 78
The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.197, no.132
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, p.221, no.136
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 177, no. 78
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