A large Vietnamese falchion
Description A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better n
€1100,-Chinese Shan presentation dha
Presented by the local Dai nobility to a British customs officer in 1936.
€2000,-Very fine ceremonial gươm
An outstanding example with very fine silver and moth-of-pearl work.
€3400,-Box of Javanese arrows
Used in a target archery sport that was originally practiced in the Keraton.
€1200,-A Vietnamese matchlock musket
Called sung hoả mai in Vietnamese, they are based on the Indo-Portuguese system. This example has a baitong lock.
€1900,-A fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-A Vietnamese Christian cross
Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
€2000,-Brass mounted Thai dáap
Description A charming and somewhat unusual example of a Thai dáap (ดาบ).
€750,-A fine mandau
With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.
€1200,-A Palembang sword with British blade
With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
€1000,-Wakizashi in Burmese hilt
An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.
€2200,-An Indonesian blunderbuss
Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
€2000,-An Acehnese rencong
A peculiar form of dagger found on the northern part of the island of Sumatra.
€320,-