Northern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
Price on requestJumyo katana with fine koshirae
The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.
Price on requestNanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestDeccan firanghi with silver overlay
The basket hilt is elaborately overlaid with silver in floral designs.
Price on requestPersian mirror case by Riza Al-Imami
Made of pasteboard, finely lacquered with roses and nightengales.
€9600,-A fine Sindh flintlock
A large gun with English flintlock mechanism, as favored by the Mirs of the Talpur court. In very good condition, with…
€7300,-Tongzhou incident 29th army dàdāo
With markings attributing it to the Tongzhou incident and a Japanese surrender tag.
€6500,-Interesting kirach with dated hilt
Mentioning the son of a Maharajah and a year corresponding to 1887 A.D.
€6000,-Very good hachiwari
Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…
ReservedA fine and unusual Dutch colonial gun
Based on the Dutch Beaumont mechanism, but with Indonesian twist forged barrel and golden inlays.
€5000,-Dha with story of Maung Tin
Of the silver overlaid type made in Mindan, with an unusual story on the blade.
€4000,-Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard
It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.
€3800,-Very fine Mindan dha
Introduction Fine silver overlaid dha made in Mindan village, south of Mandala
€3600,-A fine north Indian dagger
Of jambiya form, with pattern welded blade and fine silver scabbard mounts.
ReservedA Khasi dao
These mysterious weapons were already obsolete when the first ethnographers encountered them.
€3200,-Gilt duanjian with foreign blade
Unusual Chinese duanjian with fine gilt mounts and a blade of non-Chinese origin.
€3200,-Gold mounted presentation khukurī
Thought to have been presented by the Royal House of Nepal.
€3000,-Chilanum dagger
Somewhat worn but once very high-quality, with great sculptural qualities and remains of silver "true inlay".
€2300,-Very good sikin panjang
Its blade with very fine and complex pamor, brought out by a polish.
€2200,-Large tin chirra kothimora khukuri
An exceptionally large example with a desirable three fullered blade.
€2200,-A Vietnamese Christian cross
Constructed out of dense hardwood and with fine mother-of-pearl inlays in the Vietnamese fashion.
€2000,-Rare Santali shield
Peculiar shield with catching hook, used by the Santali people of Bengal.
€2000,-Bhutanese royal style dagger
A small pointy Bhutanese dagger in a silver scabbard of a style associated with the ruling house.
€2000,-The saber of Manchu Wu Songlu
A standard pattern Qing military saber, but with the rare addition of a label in Manchu.
€1900,-A fine 19th century khukurī
With iron, silver overlaid hilt. Its associated scabbard features fine quillwork.
€1800,-The Wiasemsky Montagnard dha
Collected by a Russian prince from the hill peoples of central Vietnam in 1892.
€1800,-A milam of the Garo
This peculiar sword was used by the Garo people of Assam for fighting, clearing the jungle, and animal sacrifices.
€1800,-Yagami school nanban tsuba
The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron, known for their 1000 monkey designs.
€1800,-Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba
Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.
€1800,-Southern katar with yali langets
Of a style often associated with Tanjore, the seat of the Vijayanagara empire.
€1650,-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,-Three wise monkeys tsuba
Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
€1500,-Fine African Bedja dagger
These handsome daggers were worn by the nomadic Hadendoa people, their name has been interpreted as meaning "Lion Clan".
€1300,-