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A RARE HALMAHERA CERAM SHIELD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
A RARE HALMAHERA CERAM SHIELD
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
A form unique to the islands at the outer edge of the Moluccan archipelago. Carved of a single large section of dark wood with integral handle, of typical waisted rectangular form. Inlaid in simple geometrical patterns with triangular sections of polished mother of pearl shell. Mid 20th century. Light wear. Overall length 101 cm.
Condition II