Bidspirit auction | A Mughal, light green, carved

A Mughal, light green, carved jade hilt with two red stones (ruby?) on a custom made base. India 18th19th Century. Hilt dimensions:13 x 7 3cm.Mughal rulers inherited a taste for Kohtan Jade from their Timurid ancestors. Such hilts were also popular with the Qing Court in China and many examples were imported from India.