AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

A large example of characteristic form, made of hide laced to a central wooden post with integral grip, the edges bound to stripped branches with tigh

Igorot People, of characteristic form, carved wood with integral grip to reverse and strengthened with four plaited rattan bands. Mid-19th century.Wor

The steel head forged with three blades, the outer ones undulating, inlaid overall with running vine motifs in silver. On its hardwood haft.Late 19th

The guarded brass hilt elaborately-profiled, with lotus-bud terminal.The blade of flattened diamond section, recurved and double-edged. In its leather

Of a quality rarely encountered in boy?s weapons, mounted entirely in filigreed silver. The curved, double-edged blade with central rib, wooden scabba

Comprising a knife with SARAJEVO inlaid in silver on the blade and a fork with silver inlay to the base, the matching bone grips with hooked pommels a

The head of characteristic form, wrought from a captured European file as was typical during the latter Spanish colonial era. Retained to the well-pat

Igorot People, the well-forged steel head of leaf-form, with expanded socket, retained with finely-woven bands of rattan. The hardwood haft superbly b

The grip covered in leather with monitor lizard band on pommel, the pompon intact. Steel guard. And straight, double-edged blade with broad central fu

With hardwood grip of Jawa Demam form, the long, straight, handforged pamor blade with raised central panel and fretted forte. 18th century or earlier

Tanjore work, the entire guard elaborately pierced and chiseled with vegetal motifs, the straight, double-edged blade shows evidence of damascus forgi

From the War of Independence period, comprising a knife with actively pattern-welded blade and three-tined fork with fine silver filigree grips and do

Khond People, a group noted for human sacrifice by the Raj. The large, hooked blade with engraved borders and cylindrical socket, mounted on a short,

Visayan People, with horn grip, the pommel elaborately carved as a monsterhead with applied silver elements and brass ferrule and guard. The heavy, ha

Both of brass, shield-shaped, with the obverse and cap cast in relief. The first with Nike, goddess of Victory, eagles and a stand of arms, with worn

With bifurcate blades, each with flamboyant edges, and elaborately etched with vinework panels and silver inlay at the forte. Socket of expanded form

Visayan People, with elaborately-carved wooden grip, the pommel formed as a monsterhead, with copper ferrule. The heavy, handforged blade chisel-edged

With lightly-curved wooden grip set perpendicular to the rattan-bound hardstone head with sharpened edge. Used as both weapon and tool. Latter 19th ce

Of characteristic form, carved from a single large section of wood with raised central ridge. The obverse surface painted overall with organic pigment

With elephant grips, the tangband, bolsters and forte of the delicately-patterned wootz blade heavily inlaid with gold in floral motifs. Latter 18t ce