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Click here to subscribedating: circa 1900 provenance: Kalimantan, Curved, single-edged blade, back and tang engraved with spirals, small rests at the base, chiselled and pierced. Deer horn hilt, covered with rattan on the grip and with big, chiselled pommel. Wooden scabbard with bands in fabric and rattan. Scarce. length 74,5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Kalimantan, Straight, single-edged blade, flat on one facet, with straight back but angled at the tip; small decorations with pierced curls, engraved with spirals on one side. Wooden hilt with bone band on the grip and chiselled pommel. Horsehair tufts in two colors. Wooden scabbard, partially chiselled, with rattan wire bindings. Complete with Piso Raut. length 62,5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Kalimantan, Straight, single-edged blade, flat on one facet, with straight back but angled at the tip, with brass disks. Deer horn hilt, with brass wire bindings on the grip and big, chiselled and pierced pommel. Tricolor horsehair tufts. Wooden, partially pierced scabbard, with remains of horsehair tufts. Complete with Piso Raut. length 69 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Kalimantan, Curved, single-edged blade, with fuller near the back, engraved with rinceaux at the tang and small rests with spirals on the tip's back and at the base. Deer horn hilt with grip covered with rattan wire bindings and pommel chiselled and pierced, big, brown horsehair tuft. Wooden scabbard, partially chiselled, brass bands, Piso Raut with scabbard covered with fur. Scarce. length 72 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Kalimantan, Slightly curved, single-edged blade, with tapering tang, with a rest at the base. Cylindrical, iron, faceted ferrule. Brass ring, grip covered with copper wire binding. Deer horn pommel with typical, long, chiselled cusp. No scabbard. Scarce. length 79,5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Kalimantan, Straight, single-edged blade, flat on one facet, adorned with holes, remains of gilded, copper disks and engraved with spirals. Deer horn hilt with rattan wire bindings on the grip and chiselled pommel with brown horsehair tufts. Wooden scabbard, partially chiselled with various horsehair tufts. Complete with Piso Raut. length 63 cm.
dating: early 20th Century provenance: Kalimantan, Straight, single-edged blade, flat on one facet, with remains of brass inlays. Deer horn hilt with copper wire bindings on the grip and pommel of rare shape, with remains of brown horsehair. Scabbard with bone and leather plates. Complete with Piso Raut. length 66 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Nepal, Strong, single-edged blade, with rear fullers and rest at the base. Silver grip, decorated with floral motifs and with geometrical frames, divided in two segments by a ring. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard, almost completely covered with fine, silver mounts, richly pierced cap, decorated and engraved with a lion and floral and geometrical motifs. Chape with engraved frames and ribbed in the center. Sides of the scabbard hemmed with silver, engraved bands. Back with two loops in the upper part, chape decorated en suite so as the front part and engraved with inscription. Complete with a thin, silver, braided chain, provided with a rosette-buckle with a cabochon coral in the center. length 44 cm.
dating: early 20th Century provenance: Kalimantan, Single-edged blade of rare shape, carved as a wing, with gilded copper inlays. Deer horn hilt with rattan covering on the grip and chiselled pommel. Wooden scabbard, chiselled and pierced with leaves. Complete with a small Piso Raut. length 66 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Mindanao, Wide and strong, single-edged blade. Wooden grip, finely embossed at the pommel (small parts missing) with ring-nuts in white metal and fabric foil. Wooden scabbard, finely embossed at the ends. Central part covered with vegetable fiber. Tausuk-Moro. length 57.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Mindanao, Wide and strong, single-edged blade. Wooden, embossed grip with metal and fabric ring-nuts. Beautiful, wooden scabbard with ends richly embossed and decorated with mother-of-pearl plates, central part covered with bands in vegetable fiber. Tausug-Moro. length 56 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: India, Strong, wide, single-edged blade with slightly hollow tip, engraved with dented semi-circles along the border, tang. Silver hilt of typical shape, pommel decorated with rosettes. Wooden scabbard, with mounts in silver foil, decorated with filigree bands, curved chape ending in a bud. Small suspension hook. Complete with its beautiful chain with big pommel, provided with numerous pendants and long double chain with another pendant, with five tools, such as tweezers and spoon. Scarce. The term 'pichangatti' means in tamil language 'hand-dagger'. length 29.5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: The Philippines, Wide, undulated double-edged blade, with chiselled base. White metal grip with pommel covered with mother-of-pearl plates, chiselled and engraved. Wooden scabbard with wire binding in vegetable fiber. Sulu and Mindanao, South Philippines. length 59.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 19th Century provenance: Caucasia, Straight, double-edged blade with thin groove in the center and lateral fullers. Grip with ivory grip scales, finely engraved and with gold-and silver-inlaid floral motifs. Silver mount, engraved, nielloed and partially gilded. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard with beautiful, silver mounts, engraved, nielloed and pierced with floral motifs. Loop with suspension ring. length 38.2 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Ceylon, Strong blade with deep rear groove; grip with long ring-nut that enters also on the blade, finely engraved and pierced in silver, horn grip with elegant floral carvings and silver mounts, decorated en suite. Wooden scabbard, embossed with grooves and raisers with long cap in silver foil, the ends decorated with filigree. length 23.5 cm.
dating: Second half of the 19th Century provenance: Ceylon, Strong blade, deep rear groove, completely plated with silver, engraved with floral motifs, back decorated en suite, part of the tang covered with silver foil, embossed with floral motifs in bass-relief; horn grip, finely embossed with floral motifs with silver, engraved mounts. Brass, engraved ring-nut, pierced and with silver inlays. Wooden scabbard, partially grooved and with embossed border and chape. Long cap in thin silver foil, with ends decorated with bands. length 28.7 cm.
dating: First half of the 20th Century provenance: Bali, Long, straight, smooth double-edged blade, in pamor, ribbed in the center, chiselled and grooved base. Ukiran covered with vegetable rope with metal mounts, metal mendak with colored stones. Wooden scabbard, slightly damaged. length 59.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Ceylon, Flat and thin blade in silvered copper. Solid silver hilt with langets among the two arms of the hilt ending in a dragon's head, quillons decorated en suite, curved guard ending in a dragon's head, big pommel shaped as dragon's head with eyes in red stone, open jaws and outgoing tongue. Faceted grip with anatomical internal side. All finely engraved with floral motifs. Silver scabbard, engraved en suite, smooth cap with four suspension rings. See a very similar specimen in the 'Hermitage Museum', illustrated in Obrtztsov (2015, page 124). length 50.5 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Ceylon, Flat, slightly curved, single-edged blade with rectangular tang. Solid silver hilt with langets among the two arms of the hilt ending in a dragon's head, quillons decorated en suite, curved guard ending in a dragon's head, big pommel with a dragon's head with eyes in red stone, open jaws and outgoing tongue. Faceted grip with anatomical moulding. All finely engraved with floral motifs. Silver scabbard, engraved en suite, smooth cap with four suspension rings, inscription on one side 'MUDALYAR B. P. AMERASINGHE'. Angled chape with a sphere. Together with its chain provided with a pierced sphere, decorated with filigree. Already in 1807 the kastane was introduced by the British as a military insignia for officers of the Ceylon army. The chain was carried detached from the saber over the shoulder.This beautiful arm belonged to Mudaliar. B. P. Amerasinghe. Mudaliar was a title of honor and has foundations that go back to the Middle Ages.B. P. Amerasinghe was the head of an important family of the 19th and 20th centuries. One of his sons, Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe was a prominent UN diplomat, another, Terence Percival Amerasinghe was a member of the Sri Lankan Supreme Court. length 49 cm.
dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Vietnam, Straight, iron, double-edged blade, of lozenge section, base with short inscription, copper ring-nut. Beautiful, ivory grip, richly embossed with floral motifs. Wooden scabbard with mounts in silver foil, finely engraved with floral motifs. Suspension ring. The shape of the Kiem resembles the Chinese sword jian. Its name derives from a Vietnamese saga: Fisherman Lé Than found an object in his net which he carried to his hut. Days later the Emperor Lé Loi passed by and the object shone which illuminated the house and it was evident that it was a blade. The emperor took the blade with him and mounted an ivory handle. Having done this, he noticed a magical force and managed to free Vietnam from the Chinese Ming. Returning to the lake where the blade was found he met a golden turtle who asked the Emperor to return the blade that belonged to the King of Dragons. The Emperor returned the sword and the lake was called from that day 'The Lake of the Restored Sword' . length 79 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Burma, Straight, single-edged blade, with thin grooves and remains of engravings. Grip completely covered with silver foil and decorated with filigree, big, sharpened and grooved pommel. Wooden scabbard, covered with silver foil and decorated en suite. length 35 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Burma, Strong, iron blade, flat back then triangular, slight rust damages. Beautiful, ivory grip, majestically embossed, engraved and pierced with three, braided figures among floral motifs. Silver ring-nut, engraved with floral and geometrical motifs. Wooden scabbard covered with velvet (completely worn), with silver mounts, decorated with beaded rings. length 29.8 cm.
dating: about 1870 provenance: Burma, Strong, iron blade, base with silver-inlaid engraved floral mitosis, on a dark ground, flat back then triangular, with silver garland. Ivory grip, majestically embossed, engraved and pierced with a deity among the branches. Silver ring-nut, engraved and partially decorated with filigree, gilded ends. Wooden scabbard with silver mounts, decorated en suite. length 34 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Caucasia, Curved, single-and false-edged blade with large, central fuller, base with remains of engraved trophies and floral motifs. Hilt completely covered with silver foil, finely engraved and nielloed on a grained ground. Pommel of typical shape. Wooden, leather-covered scabbard with silver mounts, decorated en suite; two suspension rings, cap with inscription in Arabic on the back. length 92 cm.
dating: Second half of the 19th Century provenance: Burma, Strong, slightly curved blade, with very thin grooves near the back. Cylindrical, ivory grip, with silver mounts, finely engraved with floral motifs. Wooden scabbard with silver mounts, decorated with beaded rings and wire binding. length 77.5 cm.
dating: 20th Century provenance: Giava, Undulated double-edged blade, in fine pamor, with chiselled and grooved base. Wooden ukiran, slightly embossed with floral motifs, brass mendak, decorated with filigree. Scabbard with horn wrangka with pendok in brass foil, pierced with floral motifs and with birds. length 42,5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Burma, Strong, iron blade, with finest, silver-inlaid engravings with various deities, figures, inscriptions and floral and geometrical motifs on a dark ground, flat back then triangular, with silver garland. Grip covered with silver foil and wire binding, central part divided in two, smooth segments, with beautiful engravings of deities and floral motifs on a black ground, borders with silver wire binding. Smooth turban-pommel. Wooden scabbard with silver mounts, decorated with beaded rings. length 85.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Burma, Strong, single-edged blade, with deep big mark at the base. Hilt completely covered with silver foil and net, decorated with filigree, big turban-pommel with deep grooves. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foil with filigree decorations, partially enameled in polychrome (small parts missing). length 81 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Burma, Strong, iron blade with finest, silver-inlaid engravings with various deities, figures, animals and floral and geometrical motifs on a dark ground, flat back then triangular, with silver garland. Grip covered with silver foil and copper and silver rings, central part divided in three, smooth segments, with beautiful engravings of deities, figures, animals and floral motifs on a nielloed ground, borders with silver and copper/brass rings. Turban-pommel embossed and engraved with floral motifs. No scabbard. length 88.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Bhutan, Wide and strong, straight, single-edged blade with double groove on the back. Silver hilt with grip with silver wire binding and pommel richly pierced with floral motifs. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foil, decorated with floral bands. Small suspension loop. length 40.4 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Bhutan, Short and strong, single-edged blade, with groove near the back. Grip completely in silver, engraved with floral and geometrical motifs. Beautiful, wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver, embossed with a dragon among the clouds in relief, smooth back part and with a loop. length 24 cm.
dating: 1921 provenance: Greece, Single-edged blade, probably in damask, finely engraved with floral motifs and dated on one side, also with letter 'A', back engraved with floral motifs. Silver hilt, engraved en suite. White bone grip scales, with yatagan-type ears, a bone button among them, embossed and with a red stone (in glass). Solid silver, beautiful scabbard, embossed and engraved with trophies and floral motifs, fish-shaped chape, cap carved as a yatagan with smooth bands alternated with braided. Silver chains, decorated with coins with Tughra. length 39.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Giava, Straight, single-edged blade, in fine pamor, first part with rear groove; hilt covered with silver foil, richly embossed and engraved with floral motifs, wooden scabbard covered with silver foil, finely engraved with birds, mask and floral motifs in bass-relief, provided with a hook. length 51.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Giava, Strong, single-edged blade, slightly narrowed at the forte. Wooden grip, embossed with a dragon's head, silver ring-nut, finely engraved with floral motifs. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foil, decorated with beautifully embossed and engraved flowers. length 43.5 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Giava, Interesting, iron, single-and false-edged blade, richly pierced, with silver-inlaid floral motifs. Iron knot, finely chiselled with a capital. Horn grip, embossed and partially pierced with floral motifs, beautiful, golden ring-nut, carved with filigree. Wooden scabbard, lacquered in black, with golden floral drawings (partially abraded). Very scarce. Most likely it belonged to a palace or a royal court. A klewang with an almost identical blade, filigree hilt in gold but with an ivory grip is in the collection of the Royal House of Orange-Nassau and was part of the collection of Prince Alexander (1851-1884).Literature: Wassing-Visser, R., 'Royal Gifts from Indonesia: Historical Bonds with the House of Orange -Nassau (1600-1938)', Waanders Publishers, 1995. length 44.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Greece, Slightly curved, single-edged blade, in fine damask, rear groove, chiselled back with undulated raiser. Elegant, thin, silver grip with small ears, finely engraved with trophies and floral motifs on a golden, grained ground. Wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foils, richly embossed in bass-relief; with a sailing ship, trophies and floral motifs on a grained ground with remains of gilding. Chape shaped as a fish head, cap with twelve braided rings, the last ring is smooth and gilded, a well visible stamp with Tughra under the rings. A loop on the back. length 61 cm.
dating: 18th/19th Century provenance: Sumatra, Undulated double-edged blade of the 17th century, in pamor, slightly chiselled base. Ivory, embossed ukiran with mendak and brass selut. Horn warangka and chape, with wooden gandar, two, brass bands. Grip and scabbard of the 19th century. length 45.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Sumatra, Straight, double-edged blade, in fine pamor. Angled, wooden grip with wide ring-nut in silver foil, embossed and engraved with floral and geometrical motifs. wooden scabbard, completely covered with silver foil, engraved to imitate the wire binding, chape decorated en suite with the grip. length 43 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Sumatra, Slightly curved, single-edged blade. Grip completely covered with silver foil, partially enameled and decorated with filigree, central part decorated with a net. Wooden scabbard, covered with silver foil, decorated with beaded bands and braided at the ends. length 29 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Sumatra, Slightly curved, single-edged blade, in pamor, with small groove at the forte. Blackened horn grip, richly embossed with floral motifs, silver, engraved ring-nut. Wooden scabbard with horn cap, embossed and with silver mounts, engraved with geometrical motifs. length 33.5 cm.
dating: circa 1900 provenance: Sumatra, Straight, single-edged blade, engraved with inscriptions and ideograms. Wooden grip, embossed with a parrot's head, silver ring-nut with silvered, copper wire binding. Wooden scabbard with embossed ends and silver mounts, partially decorated with filigree. length 33 cm.
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