Pingpu presentation knife dated 1921
Heavy socket-hilted plains knife with dated presentation scabbard.
SoldSinhalese pihiya with scabbard
IntroductionOften called piha-kaetta, which are actually the chopper versions,
SoldGold alloy Sinhalese pihiya
Often called piha-kaetta, these knives were mainly made by the King's Workshops.
SoldIndian Jade mounted dagger
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
Price on requestIndian enamel and wootz dagger
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.
€15000,-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,-Muramasa masterpiece tantō
A masterpiece by the "cursed" smith, active in the early 16th century.
SoldSouthern 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,-Heavy armor piercing katar
With a narrow blade of impressive thickness. Attributable to the Bundelkhand area.
SoldFlintlock 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.
SoldRajput katar with rubies and diamonds
Of steel construction with gold overlay. Of a type produced in Rajasthan in the early 1800s.
SoldGilt-copper hilted kard
Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.
€2200,-Ganga Jamni decorated kard
Ganga - Jamni refers to the rivers of the Ganges and Jamna. It was used to describe metalwork done in contrasting…
SoldVery good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…
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