Items | Mandarin Mansion

Parang latok

A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.

€2800,-
Dha with story of Maung Tin

Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.

€4000,-
Sinhalese pihiya

A beautiful black coral hilted example, made in the King's workshops.

€1800,-
Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami

Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.

€9600,-
Fine African Bedja dagger

These handsome daggers were worn by the nomadic Hadendoa people, their name has been interpreted as meaning "Lion Clan".

€1300,-
Indian Antelope Axe

An enigmatic type of axe, this one probably from tribal north India.

€1200,-
Rare Santali shield

Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.

€2000,-
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.

€6500,-
Very fine Mindan dha

Introduction Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandala

€5600,-
Türkenbeute flintlock musket

Fine German hunting flintlock with captured Ottoman barrel.

€16000,-
Northern Wei shaffron

Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.

Price on request
Southern katar with yali langets

Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.

€1650,-
Three wise monkeys tsuba

Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

€1500,-
A fine Korean eunjangdo

With all silver construction, including the blade.

€1600,-
Yidao guard

Exceptionally large pierced iron guard for a Chinese yidao; "virtuous saber".

€6000,-
European sword blade keris

In the style of a Malay keris panjang.

€1750,-
Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.

€1800,-
Yagami school nanban tsuba

The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron, known for their 1000 monkey designs.

€1800,-
Bali straight keris

With fine flaming pamor blade and notched "cekah redut" hilt.

€2200,-
Dagestani shashka dated 1912

A nice Caucasian shashka from Dagestan with a Russian imperial monogram.

€6000,-
Caucasian silver niello miquelet pistol

Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.

€5500,-
Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook

A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.

Price on request
A plain dha

Of a type likely produced by the Shan people and traded widely in the region.

€450,-
Burmese dha with interesting blade

With inscriptions on blade, unusual grooves, and brass inlaid copper mounts.

€800,-
Heavy dha

The thick and heavy blade is marked with a script that has yet to be identified.

€600,-
Rare bird dha

One of the rarest forms of dha, with a hilt and scabbard carved like a bird.

€1500,-
Mindan dha

Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandalay, gained fame in the 19th century.

€1200,-
Mindan Ramayana dha

Fine Mindan dha with a scene from the Ramayana on its blade.

€2000,-
Very good Mindan dha

With silver overlay on iron even continued on its hilt.

€2500,-
Japanese inspired Asian sword

Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees.

€1600,-
A Fraser talwar, 18th century

Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.

€2000,-
A Fraser talwar from the Deccan

Once belonging to William Fraser (1784-1835), a British civil servant.

€2750,-