Tibetan helmet with gilt finial and visor
The 8-plate dome was embellished with a copper silver visor and gilt finial.
SoldA fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Early lacquered quiver
It's face covered with beautifully lacquered leather, in that characteristic earlier style.
SoldTibetan oracle crown skull
A flaming skull that was once part of the crown of a Tibetan oracle.
SoldA sawasa hunting hanger
Sawasa is a copper-gold alloy that was patinated a "raven black" and then highlights were parcel-gilt.
SoldFine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
SoldJīnchuān shortsword
Jinchuan aborigines sword, the Qianlong emperor's name for this type of sword.
GalleryAn outstanding Tibetan sword
A very good example of a Tibetan dpa'dam in its archetypical form.
GalleryA notable Bhutanese sword
Its silver scabbard richly decorated in churi chenm style or "wavy pattern".
SoldNanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestMongol conquest period quiver
Carbon dated to 1175-1275 A.D. with 95,4% certainty, the height of the Mongol conquest period.
SoldPierced iron saddle
Executed in the Tibetan style, exhibiting dragons in foliage chasing flaming jewels.
GalleryA rare Jinchuan sword
A royal sword, probably from the Wasi kingdom in present-day Sichuan province.
GalleryTibetan bowcase & quiver
A matched set of lacquered leather, finely decorated with gradient colors and black and gold detailing.
SoldExceptional dpa'dam with gilt mounts
One of the finest Tibetan dpa'dam around with thick gilding still intact.
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