Muramasa masterpiece tantō
A masterpiece by the "cursed" smith, active in the early 16th century.
Sold17th century armored vest
An extremely rare sleeveless vest from the Ming-Qing transition period.
GalleryIndian Jade mounted dagger
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
Price on requestPersian dagger with erotic scene
The walrus ivory hilt is expertly carved. The blade is wootz with fine gold overlay.
SoldIndian 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.
SoldGolden inlaid Korean jangdo
Made of blackened copper-gold alloy, finely inlaid with poems in pure gold.
SoldTen avatars of Vishnu katar
Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation, took many mortal shapes, or "avatar"
GalleryOttoman knife by Manceaux, Paris
Of superior quality manufacture, combining a mix of European and Ottoman taste.
SoldGolden kabuto with iron menpo
A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.
SoldA fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
SoldFine Tibetan gem studded dagger
A very rare type of dagger that originates from the borderlands of Eastern Tibet and Sichuan.
SoldPaiwan tjakit with provenance
It was collected by Laurens Langewis, an early 20th-century ethnographer and author.
SoldBalinese keris of Ferdinand Blok
The 9-luk blade of strong proportions is engraved with the face of a demon.
SoldA fine "boyliya" paragun
One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.
SoldFlintlock lance
A what? Yes exactly. An extremely rare piece, the only example I am aware of in published collections at least.
€6500,-Chinese tiger shield
A large Chinese rattan shield called tengpai, used by special front-line troops.
SoldCaucasian silver niello miquelet pistol
Dagestani work from the town of Kubatchi, early to mid 19th century.
SoldTibetan helmet with gilt finial and visor
The 8-plate dome was embellished with a copper silver visor and gilt finial.
Sold18th century northern katar
With high-contrast wootz blade and fine damascening in two tones of gold.
SoldIndian revolving musket
The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldEnglish rifle with Ottoman barrel
An English rifle that was built around an 18th-century Ottoman barrel of the finest quality.
GalleryA fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Large sipar fouladi (wootz shield)
North Indian shield entirely made of wootz, including its bosses.
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