AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR 2014

Designed to be concealed, the elaborately-modeled bronze grip terminating in a fully-modeled lion?s had with remains of gilding overall. The highly po

An excellent example of Polish or Hungarian workmanship, the skull forged in one piece with radiating flutes and spherical finial mounted through a ci

The walrus grips with large ears, the broad, single-edged recurved blade struck with a maker?s name, WORK OF ABDALLAH. The wooden scabbard covered wi

The body formed of a large, polished sea snail shell, the brass cap with scalloped border and beaded plug retained by a section of handwrought chain t

Likely German workmanship, the skull forged with radiating flutes and a ring finial mounted through a circular top plate. With separately-applied peak

Of Afedali type, with broadly-flared elephant butt, the hardwood stock lavishly and elegantly inlaid with silver floral motifs and Arabic inscriptions

Probably German, the name referring to a skull or death?s head. With crested skull, the peaked and pierced visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as i

With massive walrus grip of characteristic form, the broad, curved double-edged blade forged of fine Persian black wootzdamascus steel, with raised ce

Probably Northern Italian, forged of a single plate with pronounced ridge to the skull terminating in a pearstalk, with much original finish and brass

A superior PAIR of classic form, stocked entirely in silver with typical large, bud-shaped butts. Exceptionally well-cast, embossed and deeply chased

With one-piece skull and rolled comb, the peaked visor and bevor sharing a common pivot as is typical, the bevor secured by a hook. With plume tube to

The elegantly-profiled horn grips with nielloed silver mounts, the massive blade appears to be forged of wootz, or bulat, with offset fuller to either

German or Dutch, the two-piece skull forged with radiating flutes and a ring finial mounted through a circular top plate. With separately-applied peak

The deep green jade grips with five rubies set in hi-karat gold and a finely-pierced silver toggle. The recurved blade wrought of wootz, with T-shaped

One of few made in the continental style, the two-piece skull with rolled comb, with separately-applied peak with captured, adjustable nasal retained

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

A rare form, the hardwood stock mounted in intricately-engraved iron and brass. The massive miquelet lock engraved and profiled. The octagonal barrel

Comprising a set of four implements: a large knife, a small knife, and a serrated knife, all fullered, and a two-tined fork, all with bone grips.In th

Handwrought of steel, with embossed panels and studded overall with domed rivets, together with etched vinework and stands of arms, with roped border

Comprising a typical English helmet with movable three-bar faceguard and peak struck with an A armorer?s mark, earguards, and articulated ?lobstertail