Tibetan helmet with gilt finial and visor
The 8-plate dome was embellished with a copper silver visor and gilt finial.
SoldSawasa east indian inkwell
Sawasa is metalware in black and gold made primarily for the Dutch expat community in Asia.
€3800,-62 plate kabuto with maedate
Each plate with raised rib, the visor embossed with simulated eyebrows.
SoldChinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.
€3800,-Mother of pearl inlaid katana kake
In black and gold urushi lacquer, with fine mother-of-pearl inlays with aquatic landscapes on both sides.
€8000,-Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set
An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board
€6000,-Southern Chinese military bamboo helmet
The archetype Chinese bamboo helmet that is often seen on early photos.
SoldPainted conical bamboo helmet
DescriptionAn old Chinese conical helmet of a type that militiamen and foot soldiers wor
SoldPierced silver buckle
Made of solid silver, in Qing court style. With 19th-century European import marks.
SoldMing period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
€3000,-Pierced iron saddle bows
This kind of fine work is typical for Tibetan work of the 15th-16th centuries.
€3200,-Repeating pellet crossbow stock
A very rare variety of the Chinese repeating crossbow that shoots large pellets.
SoldOld Hanuman keris holder
A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.
€7000,-Flintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-Large sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
SoldRare imperial xièzhì decorated quiver
Xièzhì are mythical animals and were the emblem of the Qing censorate.
GalleryVery good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…
SoldNorthern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
€18000,-Rare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€1500,-Persian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
€9600,-Chinese fighting carrying pole
A heavily executed Chinese carrying pole that was used as a weapon.
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