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Late iron mounted jian

A rarer configuration, normally mounted with brass in this period. With a chrome-plated blade.

€900,-
Golden damascened boy's katar

A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.

€1500,-
Bhutanese dagger

With narrow blade and all brass mounts.

€300,-
Tibetan shortsword

With elaborately pierced and chased silver scabbard.

€2800,-
A Japanese wari-kōgai

Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

Reserved
Sikkim "ban" sword

With finer forge folded blade than most of its type.

€800,-
Mamluk style sword in talwar hilt

Chiseled with a rare type of decor on the base, and with two Islamic inscriptions.

€6500,-
Chinese trousse in Mongolian style

With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.

€1600,-
"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

€300,-
Fine Algerian yataghan

An exceptionally large example with silver-clad scabbard.

€7500,-
Large spearhead from South India

An unusual type with a broad leaf-shaped head with deep sunken panels.

€2400,-
All wootz kard dagger

With a hidden compartment for a small utility knife.

€2500,-
Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

€1500,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

With broad silver-clad scabbard, worked entirely in repousse.

€1250,-
Very fine ceremonial gươm

An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.

€3400,-
Fine Burmese dha hmyaung

With intricately carved ivory hilt depicting a demon on a horse.

€1800,-
Boy's brass hilted patá

With charming zoomorphic gauntlet with feline head.

€2400,-
Axe with Anup Singh inscription

With a samvat date that corresponds to 1691 A.D.

€1200,-
Rare Jinchuan quiver

With a connection to local royalty in Jinchuan, Sichuan province.

Reserved
Qing archer's belt

Made of heavy silk with gilt copper alloy mounts.

€2000,-
North Indian katar with tools

With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.

Price on request
Burmese double knives

A rare set of twin knives in a single scabbard.

€750,-
Ivory hilted dha

An earlier example with an iconographic hilt.

€1650,-
Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

Of an early type with dramatic widened shape.

€4500,-
Early Tibetan or Mongolian quiver

A very rare example of a type of all-leather tube quiver that was used by Mongols and Tibetans of

Reserved
Matched Vietnamese kiếm pair

With carved stone handles and superb workmanship in silver and mother-of-pearl.

€7800,-
A large pihiya kättha

A massive example weighing just over 800 grams. With scabbard.

€2800,-
Sinhalese kasthāné dated 1776

A very fine specimen, complete with ruby-set scabbard.

Price on request
Sumatran keris panjang

A type of long keris often described as "execution keris".

€1400,-
Triple golden crown sikin

A sikin panjang with a triple golden crown.

€1100,-
Asian export sword guard

An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that

€1200,-
Iron ship sword guard

A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

€650,-
Heavy Rajput katar

A heavy Indian katar with substantial armor piercing blade.

€1500,-
Chilanum dagger

Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".

€1500,-
Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

€750,-
Tibetan style pierced saddle plate

With designs of four dragons in scrollwork around a "wish-granting-jewel"

€5000,-
A very good Afghan pulouar

With wootz handle with fine pierced pommel dome.

€3500,-
Chinese Shan presentation dha

Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.

€3200,-
A Kachin dha

A large Kachin style square-ended dha in Shan style mountings.

€1200,-
Large Vietnamese trường đao

Of very good quality for this type of weapon.

€950,-
Vietnamese straightsword

It has a narrow but sturdy blade with a springy temper.

€2600,-
A Chinese hook sword

A rather well-made example of its type.

€1500,-
A large Vietnamese falchion

Description A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better n

€1100,-
Classic Choshu ship tsuba

The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

€350,-
Antique Chinese jian

A fine Chinese straightsword blade, of typical Qing form with a rather wide profile.

€3500,-
Ancient Ba-Shu dagger

From approximately the 5th to 3rd century B.C.

€2800,-
Fine toradar with stippled barrel

With markings attributing it to Jalore.

€2300,-
Katar with dual percussion pistols

The katar is made of wootz steel and comes from Bikaner.

€3900,-
South Indian katar with Bikaner marks

An interesting South Indian style katar with an imported European blade.

€750,-
Converted Chinese guard

A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one.

€175,-
Qing dynasty imperial edict box

Used to move imperial orders from the emperor’s quarters to the recipient.

Price on request
Buryat bowcase and quiver

Of the Western Buryats, living near the shores of Lake Baikal.

€5500,-