A Rare Ceremonial Brass Sugar Hammer, originally bejewelled (India 1780) This sugar hammer's handle is moulded in the form of a human arm terminating in a hand possibly holding a length of sugar cane, it's ring finger having an empty jewel setting. The wrist adorned with a rope-work bracelet, the elbow with a double rope work armlet, surmounted with a cabochon setting for five gem-stones above which the upper arm has engraved and punched work decoration. The hammers head issues from a beasts mouth whose likeness resembles a tiger or a leopard. The beasts eyes were perhaps originally also set with gem-stones, above the fluke there is engraved a feathered parrot. Length of item 8"