Auction 53 – Important Militaria, Fine Antique Arms & Armour

Aroldi, Aldo Mario dating: third quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy "Armi e Armature Italiane fino al XVIII secolo"; Bramante Editrice,...

Ashdown, Charles Henry dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: London "British and Foreign Arms & Armour", T. C. & E. C. Jack, Ltd.,...

Various Authors dating: late 20th Century provenance: Germany "Oriental Splendour - Islamic Art from German Private Collections"; Edition Temmen; ...

Various Authors dating: second quarter of the 18th Century provenance: France Histoire militaire du prince Eugène de Savoie, du prince et duc de ...

Boccia, L.G. / Coelho, E.T. dating: third quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy "L'Arte dell'Armatura in Italia"; Bramante Editrice, Milan...

Figiel, Leo S. dating: late 20th Century provenance: USA "On Damascus Steel"; Atlantis Arts Press, 1991; 145 pages, b/w and colour pictures, text ...

Gaibi, Agostino dating: third quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy "Le Armi da Fuoco Portatili Italiane, dalle origini al Risorgimento"; ...

Godoy, J.A. / Leydi, S. dating: early 21th Century provenance: Swiss "Parate Trionfali, Il manierismo nell'arte dell'armatura italiana"; Musées d...

Orloff, Arne dating: last quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Denmark "Vaaben-historiske aarboger - XXXV 1989"; Vabenhistorisk Selskab Kobenvh...

Thomas, B. / Gambler, O. dating: third quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy "Armi e Armature Europee"; Bramante Editrice, Milan, 1965; ou...

Vianello, Gianni dating: third quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Italy "Armi e Armature Europee"; Bramante Editrice, Milan, 1966; out of pro...

"Description of all the People Living in the Russian Empire" dating: late 18th Century provenance: Russia "Description of all the peoples living i...

"Weapons to Sports" dating: early 21th Century provenance: Qatar Qatar Museum Authority. Scarce volume made for the exhibition on the occasion of ...

A lot of two volumes about Turkish arms dating: last quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Europe "Die Türken vor Wien - Europa und die Entsche...

A lot of three volumes about Kris daggers dating: 20th Century provenance: Europe "Schwerter und Dolche Indonesiens" by Vaclav Solc; 1958 Artia Pr...

Lot of three volumes on Indian arms dating: 20th Century provenance: Europe "The Indian Sword" by P.S. Rawson; Danish Arms and Armour Society Cope...

Lot of three arm museum catalogues dating: 20th Century provenance: Different countries Catalogue of the Military Museum of Istambul (Askeri Müze...

A lot of three auction catalogues dating: 20th Century provenance: England Three volumes by Hales & Barret. Featuring antique oriental arms and fi...

A Ras shield dating: late 19th Century provenance: Ethiopia Of still leather, conical shape; the front surface covered with brown leather (partial...

A short-sword dating: 19th Century provenance: Africa Straight, wide, double-edged blade with central fuller. Sculpted, wooden grip. Leather scabb...

A Lobala dagger dating: circa 1900 provenance: Central Africa Straight, leaf-shaped, double-edged blade, with raiser of rectangular section at the...

A Salampasu dagger dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Straight, double-edged blade with cusps, a slight fuller on half on the l...

An Azande dagger dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Pointed and elegant, straight, double-edged blade, slightly thickened and d...

A Ngbandi knife dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Palmate blade with almost flat tip, engraved with dashes, with an open-work ...

A Baoule dagger dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Straight, double-edged blade, narrow at the forte and wider at the base; woo...

A Fang throwing knife dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Iron blade of typical shape, with long, beak-shaped cusp on one side a...

A rare Baoule dagger dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Strong, straight, double-edged blade, sightly ribbed at the centre; one...

A rare Mangbetu dagger dating: late 19th Century provenance: Central Africa Straight, double-edged blade of almost flat section, narrowed at the t...

A rare Momvu ceremonial knife dating: early 20th Century provenance: Central Africa Blade with no tip, of palmate and curved shape, provided with ...

An interesting Moukala with Turkish mark dating: 19th Century provenance: Ottoman Empire Long, round, smooth, 17 mm cal. barrel, featuring bas-rei...

A fine moukala with silver mounts dating: 19th Century provenance: North Africa Smooth, two-stage, round and octagonal, 16 mm cal. barrel with mou...

A big bronze statue dating: 19th Century provenance: Central Africa Fine, in the round depiction of a Pygmy King, standing in a martial pose, prov...

A jian (sword) dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: China Strong, straight, double-edged blade, ribbed at the centre, with engrav...

A dao (sabre) dating: early 20th Century provenance: China Slightly curved, single -and false-edged blade, grooved; brass hilt with flat quillon, ...

A sword (Jian) dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet Typical, wide, single-edged blade; brass hilt, engraved, grip with fish skin covering; compl...

A sword dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet Wide and strong, straight, single-edged blade with slight fuller and round tip; silver hilt finely ...

A silver decorated sword dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Tibet Simple, straight, single-edged blade; silver-plated hilt engraved with floral ...

A sword dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet Straight, single-edged blade; iron hilt with silver and brass decorations, a cabochon coral at the ...

A fine dagger dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet Strong, straight, single-edged blade with deep grooves; iron-plated grip engraved with floral...

A Tsep-sa dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet Straight, single-edged blade of typical shape, hollow brass quillon with external silver plating,...

An axe head dating: Spring and Autumn (770-476 B.C.) provenance: China Small, convex-edge axe, almost flat, provided with long neck featuring rema...

An iron box for a match for igniting guns dating: mid-19th Century provenance: India Iron box of oval shape, provided with a front opening gate an...

A fine pair of powder-flasks dating: 19th Century provenance: China Curved, horn bodies, richly chiselled, at the base a triple frame of key-fret,...

A pair of chiselled hunting horns dating: 19th Century provenance: China Of pressed, dark horn, of curved shape. Both decorated as a dragon with c...

A painted bow dating: 19th Century provenance: China Wooden bow, lacquered and painted with floral motifs, parts missing. Marked "D396" in white, ...

A rare painted folding bow dating: 19th Century provenance: China Wooden bow painted with polychrome floral and geometrical motifs (small parts mi...

An amulet dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Tibet Wooden structure covered with leather, with brass and iron mounts, richly pierced and engrave...

A lot of two signets dating: 19th Century provenance: China Of red amber. Chiselled as dragon or Foo lions. Chiselled ideograms on the lower surfa...

A beautiful carved signet dating: 19th Century provenance: China Ivory seal shaped as a dragon, oval base with Chinese ideograms.dimensions: heigh...

A beautiful carved signet dating: 19th Century provenance: China Ivory seal shaped as a dragon, oval base with Chinese ideograms.dimensions: heigh...

An iron vase dating: 19th Century provenance: China Oval shape; decorated with the bas-relieved effigy of a boat, birds and trees, with signature ...

A rare pair of porcelain cups dating: Qing (1644-1911) provenance: China Elegant, rounded shape, trompe l'oeil decoration imitating the stone with...

A wooden depiction of Guanyin dating: circa 1900 provenance: China Fine depiction of brown wood. On a rounded, wooden base.dimensions: height 10.2...

A stone sculpture dating: 19th Century provenance: China Rectangular base engraved with floral motifs, at the centre a handle shaped as two pumpki...

A bronze sculpture (Padmasambhava) dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet In the round depiction of a crowned anthropomorphic figure (a small part...

A bronze censer depicting Buddha dating: 19th Century provenance: China In the round depiction of Buddha meditating; on a large pedestal consistin...

Buddha Avalokitesvara dating: late 19th Century provenance: Nepal In the round, bronze depiction of Buddha Avalokitesvara, surrounded by the halo,...

Head of Buddha dating: early 20th Century provenance: Tibet Terracotta, in the round depiction, hollow at the inside, with open-works on the upper...

A tsuba dating: circa 1900 provenance: Japan Copper tsuba for a wakizashi, mokko shape decorated with grass.dimensions: dimensions 5.8 x 6.6 cm. S...

A tsuba dating: early 19th Century provenance: Japan Oval, iron tsuba for a wakizashi, decorated with dragonflies in a swamp.dimensions: dimension...