A CAST BRONZE POCKET DAGGER WITH A VYALA HEAD... Lot 22

A CAST BRONZE POCKET DAGGER WITH A VYALA HEAD AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON South India, 18th century With a concealed and foldable single-edged steel blade, the handle cast as a faceted column shaft, surmounted by a mythical vyala head with widely open fangs and protruding curled snout, the pommel at the top square and flattened, reminiscing the shape of an inverted pedestal, 16.5cm high including the blade.