121 |
AN ARAB JAMBIYA, 19TH CENTURY with curved polished blade formed with a medial ridge, decorated with gold at the forte, and ivory hilt of characteristic form (chipped), in a wooden scabbard encased in silver decorated with bands of beadwork, pierced with panels of scrolling foliage and flowers, and with loops for suspension; and ANOTHER, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the hilt and scabbard each decorated with panels of gilt-brass and silver engraved with flowers and foliage and applied with a red paste the first: 29.5cm; 11K in (2) £300-400 | Nil |
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420 |
| 122 | AN ARAB NIMCHA, 19TH CENTURY with curved single-edged blade, steel hilt of characteristic form including a pair of strongly down-curved quillons with bud-shaped finials, an additional bar en suite and following the profile of the forward quillon, knuckle-guard, and th grip and pommel each covered with large silver collars repousee with flowers and foliage; and ANOTHER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, with European straight double-edged blade, iron hilt of characteristic form, and horn grip fitted with a shaped silver collar at the base the first: 92cm; 36D in blade (2) £400-500 | Nil |
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| 123 | A MOROCCAN SILVER-MOUNTED JAMBIYA, 19TH CENTURY with slender curved single-edged fullered blade, silver hilt formed of a ferrule at the base and a faceted elliptical cap each chased with scrolling foliage, large rhinoceros horn grip, in its original wooden sheath encased in silver chased with strapwork and scrolling foliage, fitted at the top with two rings for suspension, and stamped with a silver mark on each side of the throat 30.3cm; 12in £200-300 | Nil |
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520 |
| 124 | AN INDIAN SPEARHEAD, 19TH CENTURY formed of a pair of long slender screw-in blades (one replaced), moulded base formed as a pair of monsterheads, and two-stage socket interrupted by raised mouldings and punched with a brief inscription 44.5cm; 17I in head £100-150 | Nil |
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240 |
| 125 | AN ARAB WAHABITE SILVER-MOUNTED JAMBIYA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY with broad curved blade, horn hilt encased in silver bands decorated with beadwork, and studded with large bulbous rivets, in its wooden scabbard with large silver locket decorated en suite and large engraved brass chape, complete with its leather strap with suspension buckle; ANOTHER ARAB SILVER-MOUNTED JAMBIYA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the pommel cut with a brief inscription on the reverse, in its scabbard; and ANOTHER ARAB JAMBIYA AND TWO MOROCCAN JAMBIYAS, each in its scabbard the first: 60cm; 23K in (5) £400-500 | Nil |
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850 |
| 126 | TWO BUTANESE SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGERS, 19TH CENTURY the first with straight single-edged blade, silver hilt with pierced openwork pommel decorated with fish, flowers and foliage, in its wooden scabbard encased in silver repousee with foliage, fish and urns; the second decorated with a bird-of-prey on the pommel and with large disc-guard, in its leather scabbard with large silver mounts; and ANOTHER EASTERN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, in its scabbard the first: 31cm; 12D in (3) £100-150 | Nil |
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| 127 | A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY with single-edged blade incised with simple foliage on each side, silver grip cast and chased with foliage in low relief enriched with small nielloe panels (pommel stone missing), in an associated silver sheath decorated en suite; AN INDIAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, with single-edged blade, green soapstone hilt, in an earlier Turkish silver sheath chased with an entwined pattern of ribbon, flowers and foliage on a finely punched ground, and stamped with a Tughra twice at the mouth; AN INDIAN DAGGER, 19TH CENTURY, with single-edged blade, highly figured brown hardstone hilt, in an associated wooden sheath encased in silver repousee with scrollwork and flowers the first: 25cm; 9N in (3) £800-1000 | Nil |
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850 |
| 128 | A BALKAN YATAGHAN, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved single-edged blade decorated in gold koftgari on one side with four linear panels filled with spurious inscriptions and with a further linear panel filled with flowers on the other, the lower portion of the blade enclosed by a shaped silver panel extending to form the hilt, silver hilt repousee with trophies-of-arms and scrolls, and eared pommel, in an associated leather-covered wooden scabbard (worn); and AN INDIAN KATAR, 19TH CENTURY, with tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and cut with a pair of converging triangular panels on each side, steel hilt of characteristic form, and decorated throughout with gold koftgari cartouches filled with flowers and foliage the first: 53.5cm; 21in blade (2) £500-600 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 129 | AN INDO-PERSIAN JAMBIYA, 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered blade retaining much watered pattern over its surface and chiselled with a pair of exotic beasts within a gold frame on each side of the forte, steel hilt chiselled with flowers and foliage picked out with gold koftgari, in its original wooden scabbard encased in steel decorated en suite with the hilt 42.5cm; 16N in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 130 | A SMALL JAMBIYA, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY with curved double-edged blade incised with a criss-cross pattern, horn hilt of characteristic form with pointed pommel and the grip decorated with a band of trellis, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard; and THREE FURTHER MIDDLE EASTERN DAGGERS, 20TH CENTURY, including a folding knife with bone grips the first: 29.5cm; 11K in (4) £120-180 | Nil |
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| 131 | AN INDIAN BHUJ, 18TH/19TH CENTURY with broad slightly recurved blade swelling towards the tip, overlaid with a panel of silver engraved with flowerheads, foliage and trellis pattern at the base, the forte enclosed by an elephant's head, tubular gilt-copper haft (rubbed) incised with further floral motifs, the base incised en suite and with a concealed knife the first 62cm; 24G in overall £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 132 | A NEPALESE SILVER-MOUNTED SWORD, 19TH CENTURY with broad double-edged blade (pitted), silver hilt cast and chased with a gaping monstrous mask issuant from a cloud at the base, shaped pommel decorated with scrolls on a punched ground, studded throughout with turquoise and red pastes in raised settings, in its original wooden scabbard encased in silver with finely cast and chased mounts decorated with elaborate scrollwork and foliage inhabited by monstrous beasts, and set with coloured pastes; ANOTHER, 20TH CENTURY, with silver mounts decorated with elaborate scrolls and set with coloured pastes in raised mounts; ANOTHER, 20TH CENTURY, the hilt and scabbard each decorated with silver scrollwork and flowers, set with coloured pastes and with large carved green soapstone mounts; and ANOTHER, 20TH CENTURY, with curved blade, engraved shaped silver hilt with bifuracted pommel, in its scabbard decorated with scrolls and set with coloured pastes the first: 76cm; 30 in blade (4) £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 133 | A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY with straight double-edged blade strongly tapering towards the point and cut with four fullers of differing width on each side, the outer two etched in imitation of watering and stamped with a mark, nielloed silver hilt fitted with a pair of horn grip-scales retained by nielloed silver rivets and a ferrule all decorated with foliage, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large nielloed silver locket and chape, including an inscription within a square panel surrounded by foliage and further leaf-shaped panels of foliage on the inside, and the outer face decorated with elaborate patterns of flowers and foliage and a stylised city, and fitted with a single loop for suspension 54cm; 21D in £400-500 | Nil |
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550 |
| 134 | A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED KINDJAL, 19TH CENTURY with fullered double-edged blade stamped 'OCMAH' (light pitting), wooden hilt encased in silver decorated with niello patterns of foliage on the inner face, the outer face decorated with further deigns of repousee and niello foliage within beaded frames, in its original wooden scabbard entirely encased in silver decorated en suite with the hilt, with spherical terminal and a single loop for suspension (areas of wear) 44.5cm; 17I in £350-450 | Nil |
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450 |
| 135 | A BONE-HILTED DAGGER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with hollow-triangular blade cut-down from a small-sword, retaining etched and gilt decoration including the figure of Justice, and spirally carved bone grip with a steel collar top and bottom, in its leather scabbard, also made from a small-sword (locket replaced); and an African dagger, 19th Century, with straight double-edged blade, engraved white metal hilt, and hardwood grip inlaid with white metal wire 41.5cm; 16in (2) £200-250 | Nil |
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100 |
| 136 | A CAUCASIAN KINDJAL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with slightly curved fullered double-edged blade cut with two small Cyrillic characters on one side, steel hilt decorated with gold scrolls, and fitted with a pair of shaped bone grip-scales retained by three pairs of rivets, two on shaped iron washers decorated with gold koftgari, in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with a steel locket decorated with gold koftgari (chape replaced) 50.5cm; 19P in £200-250 | Nil |
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| 137 | A FINE INDIAN DECORATED GARNITURE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY comprising char aina, the kulah khud with hemi-spherical skull formed in one piece and divided into sixteen triangular panels radiating from a central floral washer, fitted with a pair of plume-holders, sliding nasal, and original mail neck-defence, cuirass of four plates each retaining its decorated buckles, and a pair of mail shoulder straps, dhal decorated with a series of brief inscriptions, a pair of bazu bands, and a bow, all profusely decorated with gold koftgari scrollwork, flowers and foliage, the armour and dhal all retaining their original padded red silk lining decorated with gold flowers (light surface rust throughout) the kulah khud: 11.5cm; 4I in high (9) £2500-3500 | Nil |
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4500 |
| 138 | AN INDO-PERSIAN PAINTED BOW, 19TH CENTURY of tapering cylindrical form, decorated over its surface with characteristic designs including cartouches, triangular panels and bands of geometric designs all in polychrome (losses); and A CHINESE PAINTED BOW, 19TH CENTURY, applied with horn panels at the front and with shagreen bands on each side of the grip (losses) the first: 193cm; 76in (2) £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 139 | A PERSIAN COMPOSITE BOW, 19TH CENTURY decorated throughout with gilt and polychrome border ornament, flowers and foliage (worn, losses) 50cm; 19N in £120-180 | Nil |
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| 140 | A RARE TURKISH LEG DEFENCE, EARLY 16TH CENTURY formed of a shaped main plate embossed with a slender rib over the fore-arm and stamped with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene, the borders incised with linear panels interrupted by conjoined crescents, and retaining two slender side-plates each joined by links of rivetted mail and decorated en suite (small areas of pitting and wear) 40.6cm; 16in The decoration is notably unusual and retains traces of its original silver finish. A leg defence of similar form is preserved in the Nasser D. Khalili collection. See D. Alexander 1992, p.82, no. 35. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 141 | AN OTTOMAN BREAST-PLATE, EARLY 16TH CENTURY comprising a plain circular plate of very low convex form, struck with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene, retaining its five outer plates for protecting the lower neck and the arm openings, and each joined to the main plate by later mail of butted links (losses, small chips, areas of pitting) 37cm; 14I in high £400-500 | Nil |
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300 |
| 142 | A RARE INDO-PERSIAN KULAH KHUD OF EXCEPTIONAL SIZE, 19TH CENTURY with hemispherical skull formed in one piece, embossed at the front with a large moustacheod monstrous mask and around the borders with four smaller embossed masks, fitted at the top with a pair of horns decorated with silver koftgari, an ear on the left side (the right missing), and in the centre with a horned devil's head with trident finial, decorated throughout with engraved and chiselled patterns of characteristic foliage and enriched with gold koftgari, and retaining a portion of its mail neck-defence of butted links (nasal bar and a pair of front plume-holders missing, areas of wear) 49cm; 19D in high £800-1000 | 5% |
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800 |
| 143 | A JAPANESE KATANA with slightly curved single-edged blade with wavey hamon and cut with a pair of slender fullers on each side running over almost its entire length, the tang signed Soshu ju Hiromitsu and pierced with a single hole (two further holes filled in its life), and in a lacquered saya 52cm; 20I in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
| 144 | A JAPANESE KATANA with curved single-edged blade (worn), and signed tang pierced with a single hole, in a WWII saya (worn) 66cm; 26in blade £120-180 | Nil |
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100 |
| 145 | A JAPANESE KATANA with curved single-edged blade with wavey hamon on one side, the tang signed Kanetsune and pierced with a single hole, and with later grip and saya 55.5cm; 21P in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
| 146 | A JAPANESE KATANA with slightly curved single-edged blade retaining much wavey hamon, signed tang pierced with a single hole, and with cast brass WWII mounts, in its regulation saya; and two modern katana, each in its saya the first: 67.3cm; 26I in blade £300-400 | Nil |
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750 |
| 147 | A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI with slightly curved single-edged blade retaining much wavey hamon on each side, the tang signed Kanesada and pierced with a pair of holes, in a black lacquered saya 49.5cm; 19I in blade £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
| 148 | A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI with curved single-edged blade retaining traces of a wavey hamon, the tang signed Bishu Osafune Norimitsu, and in a lacquered saya 44.5cm; 17I in blade £500-600 | Nil |
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400 |
| 149 | A JAPANESE WAKIZASAHI with curved single-edged blade, plain tang pierced with two holes, and modern mounts, in its saya (worn throughout); ANOTHER, SIMILAR, in its saya (worn throughout) and two modern katana, each in its sayathe first: 45cm; 17N in blade(4) £200-300 | Nil |
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350 |
| 150 | A TANTO, 19TH CENTURY the blade of unokubi-zukuri with chiji-midare hamon of nie, midari-komi boshi, mokume-hada with ji-nie, ubu-nakago with one mekugi-ana, mumei in a shirasaya; saya of red and black striated lacquer; iron fuchi-kashira and kojiri with trailing foliage in gold nunome; iron tsuba with scattered blossom; gilt floral menuki, (kozuka missing, the tip of the blade slightly chipped) 23.6cm; 9D in blade £600-800 | 5% |
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600 |
