A LATE 18TH CENTURY INDIAN KIRACH OR SWORD, 83cm double fullered blade, double edged towards the tip and chiselled with a small panel of geometric designs to one side and opposing crescents to the other, characteristic hilt, the upturned guard, D-shaped knuckle bow and dished disc pommel all with pierced decoration and traces of gilded silvered finish, the grip decorated with foliage and flowerheads. Tanjore.