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A PAIR OF INDIAN TEAK AND PART-PAINTED EXERCISE CLUBS
Lot 210

A PAIR OF INDIAN TEAK AND PART-PAINTED EXERCISE CLUBS

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Closed22 May 2008

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A PAIR OF INDIAN TEAK AND PART-PAINTED EXERCISE CLUBS
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
35 in. (89 cm.) high (2)

Sir Charles Warre Malet, 1st Bt., (1752 - 1815) and by family descent.

Specialist note

Sir Charles Warre Malet, 1st Bt., a diplomat and member of the East India Company was resident of the Maratha Court in Poona from 1786 to 1797. These clubs were used for exercise by holding the club at the slim end and swinging it around the body, thereby strengthening the arm and shoulder muscles.

A related pair of exercise clubs is in the Mehrangarh Museum in Jodphur, Rajastan.