Null A heavy South Indian silver-mounted hunting knife, 19th century
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A heavy South Indian silver-mounted hunting knife, 19th century Heavy single-edged blade with a pike point, decorated with geometric patterns on both sides and on the back. Chiselled and curved iron quillons, the handle fully covered with engraved silver and with a pommel in the shape of a lion's head. Signs of use. Length 37 cm. Condition: II - III

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A heavy South Indian silver-mounted hunting knife, 19th century Heavy single-edged blade with a pike point, decorated with geometric patterns on both sides and on the back. Chiselled and curved iron quillons, the handle fully covered with engraved silver and with a pommel in the shape of a lion's head. Signs of use. Length 37 cm. Condition: II - III

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[South America]. The Costume of the inhabitants of Peru. London, Edington, sd [c. 1805]. In-4 with [1] f. engraved title and 19 plates of costumes stippled and carefully watercolored at the time. Contemporary vellum-style ivory paper spine boards, engraved title label glued to front board. A few minor flaws to the boards, a few small freckles. Some plates show a very slight trace of numbering. Indian representation of the costumes of the Ynca and his Queen ; A Lady of Lima in fer full dress ; Male inhabitant of Lima in the middle class of society ; A Female of Lima of the middle class of society ; Indians Male and Female in Costumes of Festivity ; Female Domestic of Lima of the Class of Quarterons ; Two Female Domestics of Lima, Natives,who have adopted the Spanish dress ; Civilized Indian wearing the Poncho ; Virgin of the Sun ; A Mestizo of Quito professing a liberal art accompanied by his pupil ; Mulattoes of Quito ; Female Indian, habited as the Minerva of Peru ; Female warrior of the Yurimagua Tribe ; Indian Warrior belonging to a barbarous Tribe ; Fighter at a Bull Feast ; Bozal, or Raw-Negro, residing in the district of Lima ; Indian woman of a village, near Lima ; Overseer of a Royal Peruvian Mine ; Llamas or Peruvian sheep. Very rare suite of plates of Peruvian costumes, reprinted from Joseph Skinner's "The present state of Peru...", London, Richard Philipps, 1805. An identical suite was published for Wallis and Edington, dated 1816 (6 copies in public collections, mainly in the United States). (Colas 2751.)

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