dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Naples Curved, single-and false-edged blade with some pitting of fighting and wide fuller at the centre, the tang featuring a deep mark of the Real Fabbrica of Naples, the mark "S" and date "1851"; brass hilt with langets, straight quillons and one loop-guard, long, smooth cap; wooden grip with leather and metal wire binding covering. Iron scabbard (a small, old restoration made at the time of use) with two suspension rings and brass mouthpiece.The sabre is illustrated and described in "Armi bianche napoletane 1800 - 1860" by Tiziano Tonelli and Paolo Conti, pages 82-83. dimensions: length 94 cm.
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dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey Slightly curved, single-edged blade, with a damask fuller at the centre. Gold-inlaid, Arabic inscriptions on both sides; grip and ring-nut (small damages and missing parts) with silver-plated covering decorated with nielloed, floral motifs; fine, wooden scabbard with a silver-plated covering, embossed and carved with floral motifs, scales and bands. Suspension ring. dimensions: length 78.5 cm.
dating: 17th Century provenance: Venice Wide, straight, double-edged blade, of slightly lenticular section, with four grooves at the forte and a mark between stars at the centre of both faces. Iron cage hilt, with chiseled guard loops; curved quillon; on a side the thumb ring. Wooden scabbard with later, leather covering. Iron pommel shaped as a cat head. dimensions: length 103.5 cm.
dating: mid-19th Century provenance: Italy Straight, single-edged blade, the back curved at the tip, half of the length engraved with racemes on both faces and, on one side only, with a trophy depicting a shield, trumpets and lances. Brass quillon with counter-curved arms with relieved leaves, and a flower at the edge; brass ring-nut, brass pommel, shaped as the in-the-round head of a wild boar; twisted, horn grip with copper binding. Brown, leather scabbard with brass mounts featuring floral frames; cap with suspension hook. dimensions: length 50,5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Burma Slightly curved blade, with rear groove and remains of decorations at the base, remains of rusts; unusual grip and wooden scabbard richly decorated with bas-relieved floral and geometrical motifs, and enriched with stones and mirrors on gilt ground. dimensions: length 48.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Iran Curved, double-edged blade, with fuller at the centre; horn grip decorated with silver, filigree studs fixed at the back with silver coins. Wooden scabbard with silver cap depicting relieved figures, silver chape and textile covering. dimensions: length 29,5 cm.
dating: late 17th Century provenance: India Moghul Curved, double-edged blade made of fine, Indian, Wootz damask, ribbed at the tip and featuring deep raisers at the centre, the base carved and pierced; iron hilt with remains of plating, ribbed guard ending with a carved and pierced dragon-head, typical, ivory grips held by eight, gilt rivets pierced and shaped as a flower. Wooden scabbard covered with brown velvet (fully worn) featuring a silver chape carved and pierced with floral motifs. dimensions: length 32.5 cm.
dating: 17th Century provenance: India Straight, single -and short false-edged blade with triple groove on both sides, on one side a mark shaped as an umbrella, two small inlays, and, on the back, a writing in Arabic, everything made of gold; beautiful, typically shaped hilt of fine wootz damask, richly decorated with fine, floral decorations in gold, wide guard with longitudinal micro grooves, disc-shaped pommel with a long, faceted beak on a beaded ring, turn-off tip. Grip with original, blue silk covering, almost entirely worn. Wooden scabbard with red velvet covering (mostly worn), silver chape featuring floral chiselling, probably later. Scarce and beautiful arm, the same mark is featured on a jade-hilted grip, worked for the Shah Jahan, India Moghul, 1620-1630, and illustrated in "Splendeur des Armes Orientales", ill. 149, from Samuel Morse's Collection. dimensions: length 104 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Giava Straight, single-edged blade (some pitting); silver ring nut decorated with small frames and a big, bulb-shaped decoration at the centre, enriched with bordered, fluted decorations; the grip angled and ribbed at the borders. Smooth, wooden scabbard, chape provided with a ring nut and decorated en suite.This item, together with the others from this collection, were collected by an European businessman during his journey through India, the Dutch Indies and Batavia (Java) and the Far East between 1920 and 1921. All these items had always belonged to his family and now, for the first time after a century, they are presented to the public and and sold by auction. dimensions: length 40 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: India Similar to the Arabic type. Wide, curved, double-edged blade with a raiser at the centre; "T"-shaped grip with gilt copper inlay and carved with floral motifs; wooden scabbard with green velvet covering (worn) and iron hilts decorated en suite with the grip. dimensions: length 25.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: China Slightly curved, single -and false-edged blade with rear fuller, the forte covered with engraved and gilt brass; brass hilt in European style, quillon with parry arms featuring knots, the pommel shaped as a lion head with human face, with chain and twisted grip. Wooden scabbard with brass mounts. Interesting and scarce shape. dimensions: length 63.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Russia Curved, single-and false-edged blade with fuller, the monogram "EA II" (Ekaterina Alexeevna) at the forte, both above "TULA" and above the date "1779"; solid brass hilt, the quillon with two Russian stamps. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. Scarce. dimensions: length 79 cm.
dating: early 20th Century provenance: India Wide, straight, single-and false-edged blade, nine cartouches finely engraved on both sides with tigers and lions hunting, an elephant and a dragon; Arabic writings at the forte, typical, iron hilt carved with hunting scenes, birds and floral motifs. Wooden scabbard with red leather covering. dimensions: length 100 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Eastern Europe Curved, single-edged blade with fullers and grooves, engraved with a hussar; iron quillon, engraved with floral motifs, grip with leather covering, nielloed, silver cap. Leather scabbard with silver mounts decorated en suite. dimensions: length 80 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Balkans Curved, double-edged, damask blade, raised at the centre; black, horn grip shaped as a double "T", decorated with three silver rivets i nthe shape of a flower; wooden scabbard with fine, heavy silver-plated covering richly decorated with bas-relieved, geometrical motifs. Suspension ring. dimensions: length 34 cm.
dating: Second part of the 20th Century provenance: Russia Curved, single-edged blade, with double fuller and groove near the back, engraved with a two-headed eagle at the forte, motto in Cyrillic and racemes. Silver grip, nielloed with bas-relieved floral motifs; two-valve pommel with cartouche featuring a dedication of merit in Cyrillic and a crowned order, lacquered in black and red. Wooden scabbard with leather covering and mounts decorated en suite, the cap with inscription. Two rings. dimensions: length 91 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Indopersia Curved, double-edged, damask blade, raised at the centre, the tip slightly strengthened, chiselled with peacocks and bas-relieved, partially gilt floral motifs at the base; bone grip, finely chiselled depicting four members of a royal family on both sides (different motifs) surrounded by cypresses and beaded bands. Wooden scabbard with leather covering decorated with relieved drawings at the front; later. dimensions: length 43 cm.
dating: third quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Papal States Straight, single-and false-edged blade with double groove, the first part finely engraved with trophies and floral motifs; gilt brass hilt with flat guard, decorated, long cap shaped as the head of a lion, horn grip with brass wire binding; iron scabbard with two lugs and brass mounts. dimensions: length 99 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 19th Century provenance: England Wide, curved, single-and false-edged blade, with a fuller on both sides, marked "D.EGG" at the back, and the base featuring a crowned "1"; iron hilt with angled guard, round langets, long, smooth cap, grip with leather covering. Iron scabbard with two rings. dimensions: length 94 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey Curved, single-edged blade with a groove at the back, decorated with Arabic writings and silver-inlaid floral motifs; grip with horn grip scales, engraved, silver ring nut and band; wooden scabbard covered with leather, featuring brass mounts embossed with floral motifs. dimensions: length 70 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France Straight blade of triangular section, with hollow faces and remains of gilt engravings at the forte. Brass hilt with the back-valve featuring a snake and leaves, the front one counter-curved, guard decorated with floral motifs, grip of squared section with mother-of-pearl grip scales (one with a missing part), spherical. Complete with sword-knot. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. dimensions: length 94,8 cm.
dating: circa 1800 provenance: Indopersia Slightly curved, single-edged blade with hollow faces, on the forte are fine, gilt engravings on dark ground featuring inscriptions in Arabic and floral motifs, a deep Arabic stamp on top. Beautiful grip entirely covered with gilt silver, engraved with floral motifs; the pommel shaped as a lion head enriched with small ruby and emerald cabochons. Wooden scabbard with green leather covering, grooved, with gilt silver mounts, pierced with floral motifs and decorated with cabochons en suite with the grip. A mobile suspension ring. dimensions: length 73.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Austria Slightly curved, single -and false-edged blade with wide fuller, the first part engraved with floral motifs, with finishing, the tang marked "WEYERSBERG & STAMM SOLINGEN". Gilt brass hilt finely decorated with imperial eagle and floral motifs, the cap decorated with foliage and beaded garland. Leather scabbard with brass mounts, the cap with royal monogram "FJ1", shape and band with floral motifs. dimensions: length 91.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Italy Fine, straight, double-edged blade with thin groove, finely engraved and gilt with trophies on blue ground, the tang marked "G. Cesati & Fi. Milano Roma"; silver-plated silver hilt with the effigy of the Savoy eagle on the shell-guard, the arm of the quillon shaped as a lion head, the guard decorated with floral motifs and the pommel as a human face. Leather scabbard with silver and brass mounts. dimensions: length 93 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Russia Curved, single -and false-edged blade with wide central fuller, on the tang the date "1916" and stamps. Grip with wooden, yataghan-like grip scales and iron ring nut. Wooden scabbard with leather covering and brass mounts; iron bayonet. dimensions: length 100 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Bulgaria Curved, single -and false-edged blade with rear fuller, the first part engraved with the monogram "F I", inscription in Cyrillic and floral and geometrical motifs, on the tang an imperial stamp and the manufacturer's name in Cyrillic. Wooden scabbard with leather covering and brass mounts. A suspension ring and a loop. dimensions: length 89.5 cm.
dating: Second part of the 20th Century provenance: Eastern Europe Curved, single-edged blade, with double fuller, engraved with a Pandur at the forte. Silver quillon and grip with stamps, engraved with floral motifs and nielloed, geometrical motifs. Wooden scabbard with leather covering, featuring silver mounts, nielloed en suite, with stamps. A motto in Cyrillic at the back. dimensions: length 88,5 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Naples Fine, curved, single-and false-edged blade with wide fuller at the centre, engraved with the motto "Viva Ferdinando II", trophy and floral motifs, a deep mark of the Real Fabbrica at the tang; strong, gilt brass hilt with langets, three loop-guards grip with spirals; iron scabbard with two suspension rings and brass mouthpiece.See two similar swords in "Armi bianche napoletane 1800 - 1860" by Tiziano Tonelli and Paolo Conti, pages 38-41. dimensions: length 105 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: China Simple, slightly curved, single-edged blade with hollow tip; bronze hilt engraved and pierced with dragons and floral motifs; wooden grip with remains of fabric binding. Wooden scabbard with leather covering, bronze mounts decorated en suite. Scarce. dimensions: length 77.5 cm.
dating: early 20th Century provenance: Caucasia Straight, double-edged blade with groove and brass-inlaid, Arabic writings at one side, double groove at the other one. Grip with bone grip scales and silver rivets. Wooden scabbard with velvet (modern) covering and simple, carved, brass mounts. dimensions: length 53.5 cm.
dating: late 19th Century provenance: Caucasia Straight, double-edged blade (areas of rust) with asymmetrical groove; grip with dark horn grip scales, with gilt silver mounts, engraved and nielloed; wooden scabbard with leather covering (small damages) with silver mounts decorated en suite. dimensions: length 55 cm.
dating: last quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France Iron skull featuring brass mounts, the comb with the head of Medusa, horsehair, a badge with flaming grenade, visor and nape-guard with brass border, complete with chin-strap. Leather scabbard (damages) at the inside. dimensions: height 31 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Tibet Straight, single-edged blade with a groove at the back; pierced, carved, iron hilt, featuring a leather covering with silver frame at the centre, the pommel with cabochon coral; iron, brass and copper scabbard with leather clutch decorated with six, silver studs (small damages). dimensions: length 42.5 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Tibet Simple, wide, single-edged blade; pierced, iron hilt with remains of gilding, cabochon without stone; wooden grip with a silver thread covering; wooden scabbard with pierced, iron hilts, gilt at the edges, lined with brown velvet (worn and partially missing), the chape featuring a carved, silver stud. Thin, leather belt. dimensions: length 85 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Tibet Wide and strong, straight, single-edged blade with slight fuller and round tip; silver hilt finely engraved with floral motifs, the pommel decorated with a red cabochon jem. Wooden scabbard with brass covering, partially embossed with dragons, monster heads and beaded frames, decorated with six cabochon stones. One suspension ring. dimensions: length 74 cm.
dating: second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France Straight blade of triangular section, featuring hollow faces and finely engraved with floral motifs and trophies at the forte, remains of a mark at the base. Fire gilding, bronze hilt. Shell-guard with an oval featuring a cock surmounted by a crown and above an anchor, among canes and oak branches; featuring lion heads at the edges. Guard decorated with lion heads and buildings, cap en suite. Grip with mother-of-pearl grip scales. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. dimensions: length 91 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Prussia Heavy, straight, flat, single-and false-edged blade; massive brass hilt with crowned eagle on the knuckle-guard, big pommel with narrow base and thumb-ring; the grip with leather covering with brass wire binding. Iron scabbard (very clean) marked "RD A 49" at the cap. Two suspension rings. dimensions: length 106.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Austria Straight, single -and false-edged blade with rear fuller, the tang marked "ALCIS FORMANEK WAFFENERZEUGER WIEN - WEYERSBERG & STAMM SOLINGEN"; brass hilt, shell-guard with crowned anchor between oak and laurel branches, under the bandeau with motto "VORWARTS", guard with snake and oak leaves, the pommel shaped as a lion head, wooden grip with mother of pearl grip scales. Wooden scabbard with brass mounts decorated with lion head and floral motifs. dimensions: length 88 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey Curved blade with a thin groove at the back; silver grip, decorated with cabochon corals and featuring remains of gilding (damages and missing parts), wooden grip scales; wooden scabbard with leather covering, sewn with silver wire, silver cap decorated with filigree and cabochon corals (small missing parts), brass chape engraved with floral motifs. dimensions: length 68 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Burma Curved, single-edged iron blade. Silver ring-nut decorated with filigree frames; bone grip. Wooden scabbard entirely covered with silver and decorated with rings featuring filigree frames. Small defects at the silver decorations. dimensions: length 35 cm.
dating: late 19th Century provenance: Caucasia Slightly curved, single-and false-edged blade with a double groove, writings at the forte; grip with silver-inlaid covering, engraved and nielloed, gilt pommel; wooden scabbard with leather covering (damages) featuring silver mounts, decorated en suite. dimensions: length 87.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey Typical, slightly curved, single-edged blade, featuring silver decorations depicting an Arabic sabre, a double-axe lance and floral motifs at the back, gilt decorations at the base; massive, silver grip decorated with bas-relieved, floral and geometrical motifs; wooden scabbard with burgundy velvet covering (slightly worn) featuring silver mounts with embossed decorations. dimensions: length 71 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 19th Century provenance: France Straight, single-and false-edged blade, a slight fuller on half on the length, finishing at the forte and engraved with small, gilt flowers and trophies. Brass hilt, sword-shell featuring twisted cannons on an oval with the letters "RF"; quillon decorated with floral motifs, guard knotted at the centre. Pommel shaped as a female-profile with Phrygian cap. Grip with copper wire banding and moor's heads. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. dimensions: length 96 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Russia Straight blade of cruciform section; brass hilt, the pommel decorated with floral motifs, quillon with stamp; bone grip. Wooden scabbard with leather covering and brass mounts; two suspension rings. Scarce. dimensions: length 34.8 cm.
dating: late 19th Century provenance: Madura Island Undulated, fine pamor blade of lenticular section, with small spikes at the base; gilt metallic mendak. Fine, ivory grip (a small missing part restored with a bone insert), richly carved with floral motifs and depicting a Pegasus and a dragon (symbols of Sumenep) at the borders and a crowned canopy at the center. Scabbard with wooden wrangka and white, metallic gandar decorated with floral motifs and birds.This item, together with the others from this collection, were collected by an European businessman during his journey through India, the Dutch Indies and Batavia (Java) and the Far East between 1920 and 1921. All these items had always belonged to his family and now, for the first time after a century, they are presented to the public and and sold by auction. This kris (together with lot N° 392) was bought by an European businessman either in Surabaya or Madura from a creditor, who declared that both daggers were from the property of the Madoera Sultan, almost fifteen years before. After buying it, the businessman asked for an estimate (either in Madura or Surabaya) and discovered that the Mendak is made of iron and the case is not made of silver. It was also confirmed that this kris belonged to the sultan. Both the kris and its estimate are well-described in a letter the man wrote to his family in 1920's to tell them about his journey. A copy of the letter (in Italian) can be seen on request. dimensions: length 43,8 cm.
dating: 20th Century provenance: India Undulated, double-edged blade with damask drawing, silver decorations at the forte, typical grip decorated with silver floral and geometrical motifs; wooden scabbard with blue velvet covering and iron mounts decorated en suite. dimensions: length 40 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Turkey Slightly curved, single -and false-edged blade, with a thin fuller near the back, provided with two cartouches featuring characters in Arabic and remains of silver inlays on a side, and spirals on the other; silver grip and ring-nut decorated with relieved frames and flowers. Dark horn grip scales (small defects and a restoration). Wooden scabbard with black, leather covering (defects), with brass mounts. dimensions: length 72,5 cm.
dating: circa 1800 provenance: Turkey Curved, flat, wootz damask, single-edged blade; silver hint featuring English stamps; typical, wooden grip scales with angled pommel; wooden scabbard with leather covering featuring a large, silver-wire steam and silver hints stamped en suite. Cap and chape with undulated, inner border, two suspension rings on ribbed bands. dimensions: length 90.5 cm.
dating: mid-19th Century provenance: France Curved, single -and false-edged blade with wide fuller, the first part engraved and gilt with trophies and floral motifs on blue ground, the tang marked "K&S"; brass hilt decorated with bas-relieved floral motifs; wooden grip with leather covering, with copper wire binding. Leather scabbard with brass mounts. dimensions: length 85 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Germany Fine, straight, single -and false-edged blade with wide fuller and thin groove at the back, finely engraved and gilt with sun, trophies, vases, floral and geometrical motifs. Brass scabbard with small shell-guard; brown horn grip (small parts missing). dimensions: length 64.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Arabia Slightly curved, single -and false-edged blade with rear groove and the effigy of Passau wolf; silver-plated hilt engraved and decorated with small chains. Silver-plated scabbard richly engraved and pierced with floral and geometrical motifs (small parts missing). Two suspension rings. dimensions: length 78.5 cm.
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: Afghanistan Curved blade with strengthened tip and "T"-back for half of the length, one side decorated with brass-inlaid birds and floral motifs; thick grip with brown horn grip scales, the base and the band decorated en suite. Wooden scabbard with leather covering, brass mounts decorated with bas-relieved floral motifs. dimensions: length 39 cm.

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