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A large Vietnamese falchion

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

€1100,-
A Sumbawa Kabeala

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

€1250,-
A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun

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

€5000,-
Qing openwork saber guard

A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.

€1500,-
Balinese spearhead with scabbard

With fine twist-core pamor and carved wooden scabbard.

€1800,-
An excavated dha sword

With heavy blade and copper alloy hilt and lobed guard.

€700,-
The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha

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

€1800,-
Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)

The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.

Price on request
Very good sikin panjang

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

€2200,-
Broad Vietnamese knife

Broad bladed example with horn hilt and engraved blade.

€900,-
Sumatran hilted Dutch saber

Using a possibly captured M1898 "klewang" blade.

€800,-
A Khasi dao

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

€3200,-
Later South Nias belatu

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

€900,-
Batad Ifugao hinālung

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

€700,-
Silver hilted keris coteng

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

€3200,-
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,-
European sword blade keris

In the style of a Malay keris panjang.

€1750,-
Bali straight keris

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

€2000,-
A plain dha

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

€450,-
Heavy dha

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

€600,-
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,-
Old Hanuman keris holder

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

€8500,-
Unusual Vietnamese trường đao

With forward swept iron guard and swollen grip.

€1300,-
SE Asian dha with "Musashi tsuba"

In excavated condition, with copper alloy hilt.

€650,-
Rare Vietnamese pellet bow set

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

€6000,-
Chinese export lacquer box

A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.

€3800,-
Burmese silver manuscript holder

For holding and protecting important documents.

€650,-
Dayak bamboo container

Carved with typically Dayak aso motifs.

€800,-
Batak bullet holder

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

€850,-
Unusual Indonesian carved grip

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

€450,-
Nyamba keris hilt with seal

Rare old keris handle made into a European wax seal.

€1500,-
Dutch Colonial sirih box

Complete with key, inside divider and four silver containers.

€4750,-
Sawasa east indian inkwell

Sawasa is metalware in black and gold made primarily for the Dutch expat community in Asia.

€3800,-
Sawasa smallsword pommel

Upgraded with filigree to resemble a snuff bottle.

€1600,-
Hirado Kunishige fuchi

One of his classic designs, signed by the maker.

Reserved
Iron nanban ship tsuba

Pierced and chiseled showing an 18th century European vessel.

€475,-
Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners

Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.

€1800,-
Fine pierced nanban tsuba

Very delicate work with carved guardian lions.

€500,-
Sumatran sword with gold covered hilt

A fine example, probably meant for Palembang royalty.

€5500,-
South Kalimantan parang

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

€2000,-
17th century Javanese tombak

With floral overlay, kinatah, typical for the period.

€5500,-