An old dha (carbon 14 dated)
Found in excavated condition, published with results of c-14 and XRF analysis.
€1000,-A Palembang sword with British blade
With finely carved horn hilt, silver mounts and reshaped European blade.
SoldA Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
SoldFine Malay matchlock musket
A very fine Malay matchlock or "satingar" with Indo-Portuguese style luck.
SoldLater South Nias belatu
Nice and complete example with talisman basket. Probably 20th century.
€1100,-A large Vietnamese falchion
Description A rather unusual Vietnamese falchion, by lack of a better n
€1100,-Stone-hilted pesh-kabz
A very large example with a strongly reinforced tip and stone handle scales.
SoldA Burmese dha with openwork handle
Made of a single piece of ivory, with a kneeling figure in its base.
SoldFine Kinai dragon tsuba
Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.
SoldA rare Philippine fighting knife
A rare Philippine fighting knife, probably from Luzon island. It has a very well-made blade.
SoldAsian export disc guard
The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.
SoldChinese trousse in Mongolian style
With heavy pierced silver mounts in with archaic dragon designs.
SoldA fine pattern welded kora
Short but substantial, with its protruding tip it's rather mace-like.
SoldAll-steel Bundi katar
The blade features a sunken panel with very finely chiseled "tree of life" motiff of small leaves.
SoldGolden damascened boy's katar
A rare example with pattern welded blade, retaining its original scabbard.
SoldA fine mutiny era khukuri
An understated, elegant khukuri of substantial proportions with fine layered blade.
SoldSword hilted khukurī
A rarer variety with a hilt that takes inspiration from the kora and talwar.
ReservedEarly Chinese duǎndāo
With rare downward curving grip as seen on artwork of the 17th and 18th centuries.
SoldA fine Kayan mandau
With less common wooden hilt and elaborately inlaid blade in brass, copper and silver.
SoldFine African Bedja dagger
These handsome daggers were worn by the nomadic Hadendoa people, their name has been interpreted as meaning "Lion Clan".
€1300,-South Indian chiseled iron katar
A nice honest example of an early south Indian katar with great sculptural qualities.
SoldAn unusual ḍhāl
A translucent hide shield with gilt brass ornaments. Probably Nepalese of for a Nepalese client.
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