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West Javanese keris hilt

19th century, probably originating from Cirebon.

€400,-
A plain dha

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

€450,-
Unusual Indonesian carved grip

Made of carved wood with metal inlays for eyes and mouth.

€450,-
Heavy dha

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

€600,-
SE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"

In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.

€650,-
Burmese silver manuscript holder

For holding and protecting important documents.

€650,-
Dayak bamboo container

Carved with typically Dayak aso "dog dragon" motifs.

€700,-
An excavated dha sword

With heavy blade and copper alloy hilt and lobed guard.

€700,-
Pulasir keris hilt

A Madurese keris hilt, carved from dark hardwood in the form of a Dutch cuirassier.

€750,-
Early Bhima keris hilt

The Hindu mythical brother of Hanuman, the Monkey King.

€800,-
Sumatran hilted Dutch saber

Using a possibly captured M1905 "klewang" blade.

€800,-
Batak bullet holder

Carved of amber-colored horn, with an ancestral face with metal inlays.

€850,-
A large Vietnamese falchion

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

€1100,-
Mindan dha

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

€1200,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

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

€1250,-
Unusual Vietnamese trường đao

With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.

€1300,-
Nyamba keris hilt with seal

Rare old keris handle made into a European wax seal.

€1500,-
European sword blade keris

In the style of a Malay keris panjang.

€1750,-
Pair of Burmese overlaid knives

Very rare set of Burmese knives from Mindan village.

€1750,-
Rare Modang Mandau

With the characteristic carved face hilt and the rarer "sarong seltoep" scabbard.

€1800,-
The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha

Collected by a Russian prince from the hill peoples of central Vietnam in 1892.

€1800,-
Mindan Ramayana dha

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

€2000,-
South Kalimantan parang

Of typical South Borneo workmanship, but formed like a mandau from Kutai.

€2000,-
Early keris hilt

A very old, possibly pre Islamic Javanese keris hilt.

€2000,-
Large Aceh peurise

A very fine and exceptionally large example of the Aceh rattan shield.

€2200,-
Very good sikin panjang

Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.

€2200,-
Parang latok

A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.

€2200,-
Very good Mindan dha

With silver overlay on iron even continued on its hilt.

€2500,-
Thai Phra Pidta dagger

Thai knife with a carved wooden amulet hilt in the form of Phra Pidta.

€2500,-
A Khasi dao

These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.

€3200,-
Silver hilted keris coteng

A textbook example of this rare and early type of keris.

€3200,-
A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun

Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.

€5000,-
17th century Javanese tombak

With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.

€5200,-
Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set

An exceedingly rare set with fine mother of pearl inlaid string board

€6000,-
Old Hanuman keris holder

A charming Balinese keris holder in the form of Hanuman, the brave monkey king.

€7000,-