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A RARE LAOTIAN SHIELD

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:700.00 - 800.00 USD
A RARE LAOTIAN 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...
Seldom encountered work of the Kasseng People, carved of a single large section of very dense, dark wood of oval form with expanded terminals, convex curvature. Boldly decorated with stippled white metal bands and large studs; the reverse deeply inletted for the arm with raised flanges to support the iron mounts. Mid 19th century or earlier. Light wear. Overall length 71 cm.
Condition II