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A ‘KOFTGARI’ GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL BELT BUCKLE, NORTHWEST INDIA OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A ‘KOFTGARI’ GOLD-DAMASCENED STEEL BELT BUCKLE, NORTHWEST INDIA OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Iran. The central circular clasp flanked by two openworked buckles of foliate form, all richly inlaid in gold with dense foliate scroll, palmette motifs, and geometric designs within line borders.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, traces of use, manufacturing irregularities, minor areas of corrosion, few light nicks, small surface scratches, a minute loss to one buckle.

Weight: 52 g
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm

With an associated old modern base. (2)

Expert’s note: Although the exquisite quality of the gold inlay suggests that this was made in the Mughal court atelier, it is possible that it may have come from Hyderabad.

Koftgari, a form of gold damascening introduced to India by Persian craftsmen following the Mughal invasions of the 16th century, was primarily used to decorate arms and ceremonial objects. The technique involves abrading the steel surface, heating it until red-hot, and then cooling it before pressing fine gold or silver wire into the roughened areas, which is later burnished with a moonstone (opni) for a smooth finish. While commonly applied to swords and daggers, this refined ornamentation was also used on dress accessories such as belt buckles, which formed part of formal attire among Mughal and Deccan elites.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 2005, lot 92
Estimate: USD 6,000 or approx. EUR 8,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Belt buckle, steel inlaid with gold, Northwest India or the Deccan
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the size (11.4 cm).

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