NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

The elegant silver floral design of our hilt recalls the fittings on the sheath of a sword in the Jaipur Royal Collection which Rober Elgood dates to the third quarter of the 19th century (Rober Elgood, Arms & Armour at the Royal Jaipur Court: The Royal Collection, Delhi, 2015, no.97, pp.142-143). The Jaipur sword has a trishul monogram of Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur (r.1835-80).