Items | Mandarin Mansion

Marwari talwar with 1857 dated hilt

The hilt is in the typical Marwari Rajput style, made by Ram Namar in 1857 A.D.

€2200,-
A Fraser talwar from the Deccan

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

€2750,-
A Fraser talwar, 18th century

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

€2000,-
Japanese inspired Asian sword

Inspired by uchigatana brought into Vietnam by Japanese refugees.

€1600,-
Very good Mindan dha

With silver overlay on iron even continued on its hilt.

€2500,-
Mindan Ramayana dha

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

€2000,-
Mindan dha

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

€1200,-
Rare bird dha

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

€1500,-
Heavy dha

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

€600,-
Burmese dha with interesting blade

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

€800,-
A plain dha

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

€450,-
Tibetan dpa'dam with belt hook

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

Price on request
Dagestani shashka dated 1912

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

€6000,-
Very fine Mindan dha

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

€5600,-
Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo

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

€6500,-
Dha with story of Maung Tin

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

€4000,-
Parang latok

A curious slashing weapon from northern Borneo.

€2800,-
Deccan firanghi with silver overlay

The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.

Price on request
Interesting kirach with dated hilt

Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.

€6000,-
Jumyo katana with fine koshirae

The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.

Price on request
Batad Ifugao hinālung

Rare double-edged shortsword of the Ifugao of northern Luzon.

€800,-
Later South Nias belatu

Nice and complete example with talisman basket. Probably 20th century.

€1100,-
Gilt duanjian with foreign blade

Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.

€3200,-
A milam of the Garo

This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal sacrifices.

€1800,-
A Khasi dao

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

€3200,-
Tiger hilt sword with VOC blade

With Dutch VOC blade, marked with the Amsterdam monogram.

€1750,-
Preanger sword with VOC blade

Blade marked with VOC Amsterdam monogram, and the year 1769.

€2000,-
Sumatran hilted Dutch saber

Using a possibly captured M1898 "klewang" blade.

€800,-
The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu

A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.

€1900,-
A large Qing dàdāo

Large and heavy example with the notable Umlauff provenance.

Reserved
Very good sikin panjang

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

€2200,-
Unusual Chinese saber

Built around an imported blade, with a human head shaped pommel.

€750,-
An old dha (carbon 14 dated)

Found in excavated condition, published with results of c-14 and XRF analysis.

€1000,-
The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha

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

€1800,-
An excavated dha sword

With heavy blade and copper alloy hilt and lobed guard.

€700,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

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

€1250,-
A large Vietnamese falchion

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

€1100,-