Fine autumn themed daishō
Both blades signed, its koshirae fine maki-e lacquer work. Ito school tsuba and Mino Gotō style mounts.
Price on requestFine Kutch horse head shamshir
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Price on requestKatakiriha zukuri naginata by Masatsune
Considered one of the best makers of naginata, he worked for the household of Fukushima Masanori.
Price on requestTibetan dpa'dam with belt hook
A large Tibetan sword, known in the local language as dpa'dam.
Price on requestArchaic Chinese shortsword
Probably of Chinese origin, resembling some of the earliest Japanese swords in existence.
Price on requestNorthern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
€18000,-Jumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
€13500,-Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane
Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.
Price on requestNanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestPersian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
€9600,-Old Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
Price on requestFlintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€7500,-A fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
€7300,-Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board
€6000,-Pierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
€5500,-A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Dha with story of Maung Tin
Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
€4000,-Pierced iron saddle bows
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
€3750,-Agate hilted wootz khanjar
Nice Persian dagger with fine wootz blade and unusual hilt material.
€3500,-A Khasi dao
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.
€3200,-Ming period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
€3000,-Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries
€3000,-Gold mounted presentation khukurī
Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.
€3000,-Outstanding set of húdiédāo
A set of the rarer long and wide variety with very well-carved hilts and good overall finish.
€2800,-Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-Chinese military saber marked 1876
Southern Chinese officer style saber with later inscription H.Hunt 1876.
€2250,-Marwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt
The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.
€2200,-Large Qing military sword
Probably of Southern origin, with a straight blade and flaring tip.
€2200,-Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri
An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.
€2200,-Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
€2200,-Gilt-copper hilted kard
Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.
€2200,-Rare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€2000,-The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
€1900,-Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba
Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.
€1800,-Yagami school nanban tsuba
A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.
€1800,-A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
€1800,-