Peony karakusa tsuba
Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.
€350,-Daruma tsuba
A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.
€420,-Giant kukri of Graf von Elz
Very large presentation kukri from the Sundarijal Arsenal in Nepal.
€600,-Khukurī with tools
20th century military khukurī with many different tools in its back pocket.
€650,-Pulasir keris hilt
A Madurese keris hilt, carved from dark hardwood in the form of a Dutch cuirassier.
€750,-Fine African Bedja dagger
These handsome daggers were worn by the nomadic Hadendoa people, their name has been interpreted as meaning "Lion Clan".
€800,-Three wise monkeys tsuba
Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
€1500,-Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"
Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.
€1500,-An early "piha-kaetta"
Of nice quality, with unusual openwork silver bolster with serapendiya.
€1500,-Qing openwork saber guard
A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.
€1500,-Southern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
€1650,-Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners
Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.
€1800,-A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
€1800,-Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri
An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.
ReservedYagami school nanban tsuba
A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.
€2000,-Ladder wootz Kurdish dagger
This unassuming dagger has one of the finest wootz blades with a tight ladder pattern.
€2000,-Gilt-copper hilted kard
Fine Indian kard with gilt copper alloy hilt, decorated with chiseled flowers.
€2200,-A fine mid 19th century khukurī
An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.
€2200,-Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-Gold mounted presentation khukurī
Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.
€2500,-A fine hanshee
Early type with very shallow notch in the blade and little flare in the pommel.
€2750,-Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries
€3000,-