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Lot 44
AN INDIAN DAGGER WITH PAINTED STONE HILT, AN ARAB DAGGER AND AN INDIAN AXE (ZAGNAL), 19TH CENTURY, the first with double-edged blade of watered steel (repaired), painted stone grip decorated with sprays of foliage within a gilt trellis frame (losses), and bird`s head pommel, the second with angular single-edged blade, and silver grip with architectural pommel of Marib type; and the third of characteristic form, the outer face decorated with lightly chiselled ornament and applied with silver and brass panels (rubbed), the first: 37.5cm; 14 3/4in, (3)
Lot 103
A RARE MAORI FIGHTING AXE, TOKI KAKAUROA, with European steel spatulate head formed with a blunt rear pean (pitted), long hardwood haft with characteristic scroll and beadwork carving at the top and towards the base, the former set with a single haliotis shell eye (the eyes on the reverse and the lower carved panel missing), pointed basal terminal, and with old patina (minor scratching and bruising), 178cm; 70in. A smaller example of this type is illustrated in G. C. Stone 1934, p. 619, fig.791, no.3.
Lot 225
AN ITALIAN CIRCULAR STEEL PARADE SHIELD, IN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY, of convex section with broad recessed border cast in relief with military trophies between strapwork cartouches filled with Neptune, Diana the Huntress, Diana bathing, and a male soldier, turned cabled edge, four brass covered lining rivets for the later enarmes, and the moulded centre embossed with the arms of the Visconti family, a crowned figure of a marine monster devouring a man, 56.5cm; 22¼ in diameter . Provenance: The William H. Riggs Collection, donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1913 . This lot is mentioned under no.870 in the Manuscript Catalogue of the Riggs collection as `Bouclier repoussé aux bords des figures et throphéea, aux milieu le blazon et couronne des Visconti.` Acquired `chez la cordonnier` [at the shoemaker`s] in Genoa in August 1863 for 200 francs. . Literature. George Cameron Stone, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour, 1929, p.554, no.10.
Lot 312
STONE, George Cameron. A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. 1934; YAMAGAMI, Hatiro. Japan`s Ancient Armour. 1940; ROBINSON, H. Russell. Oriental Armour. 1967; RAWSON, P.S. The Indian Sword. 1968; LATHAM, J.D. & W.F. PATTERSON. Saracen Archery. 1970; OLDMAN, W.O. Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens. 1976, limited edition. (6) This book lot is zero rated for VAT.
Lot 1183
A gold and pearl pendant fob charm, designed as a paw clutching a pearl within a castellated turret, this being the crest of the Clayton family, a gold triple sided pendant fob seal, two sides seal engraved with Islamic script and the third side plain, the surmount with scroll pierced decoration, a cornelian triple sided pendant fob seal, one side seal engraved with Islamic script, also a small blood stone pendant fob seal, engraved with a ship. Illustrated.
Lot 1270
A Victorian oval pendant locket, decorated with a spray to the front, a circular pendant locket with engraved decoration, a Victorian citrine set single stone brooch, mounted with an oval cut citrine, within a scroll pierced surround, a seed pearl brooch, designed as a crescent and a gold brooch in a beaded and chain link design detailed 15C.
Lot 396
A George V silver mounted skean dhu with 3.75ins engraved steel blade, the carved handle set with a cairngorm, and with silver mounted leather scabbard, 7.75ins overall, by R.W. Forsyth, Glasgow, hallmarked Edinburgh 1934, and a gilt metal mounted Regimental skean dhu, the handle set with a red stone and crest of a sphinx above the word Egypt, 7.5ins overall
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