Lot 242 · Arts of the Islamic World
A Mughal steel-hilted dagger with scabbard, India, circa 1800
Artist unrecorded
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $5,914–$7,886
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Arts of the Islamic World, London · 9 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3743395
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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A Mughal steel-hilted dagger with scabbard, India, circa 1800. Sotheby's, 9 Apr 2008, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3743395.
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A Mughal steel-hilted dagger with scabbard, India, circa 1800. Sotheby's, 9 Apr 2008, lot 242. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3743395.
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