Auctions Imperial Arms and Armor 2015

A large example, likely Italian, the hardwood stock with shallow slope to the butt, with steel furniture very well-chiseled throughout in Mannerist mo

Characteristic of Udaipur work, the well-wrought iron hilt elaborately inlaid overall in geometrical flowering vine motifs in silver. The long, curved

Composed of white jade and amber-colored stone, with graceful wrenched motif throughout, the onion-shaped head with elaborate finial. In a later fitte

A very rarely encountered example of Kurdish work, the horn grip capped in profiled and engraved silver, the handforged blade of characteristic form.

The steel gauntlet with applied scalloped border, engraved with the monkey god Hanuman and two warriors mounted on elephants. The broad, doubled edged

Probably Spanish, the broad quillons terminating in expanded beads, the pommel with wrenched motif. Wooden grip with twisted iron wire wrap. The doubl

Of characteristic form, wrought of brass with wire bands. Mid-19th century. Overall length 21.5 cm. Condition III

Wrought of brass with finely engraved bands of decoration to each side, with profiled spout and lugs intact. Mid 19th century. Light wear. Overall len

Lakh work, engraved, nielloed and silvered, with panels of fine filigree, struck on the reverse with a Georgian (?) mark. Fullered, double-edged blade

Handwrought of brass, and engraved overall with winged beings and birds amongst foliage. Early 20th century. Light wear overall. Diameter 38.4 cm.

Based on the Imperial Russian M 1881 Officer’s saber. Pommel and forte of blade struck with Persian numerals. In its steel scabbard. Early 20th centur

With field-mounted wooden grips, blade heavily ground. In its leather-covered wooden scabbard with large engraved silver mounts. Early 20th century. A

Wrought entirely of steel, the grip and scabbard with engraved foliate panels. The curved, double-dged blade with chiseled panel at the forte. Latter

With horn grip and characteristic blade. In its embellished scabbard. 20th century. Overall length 32.5 cm. Condition II

Latter Qing Dynasty work, of ring-pommel form, with gripwrap intact. Broad, handforged, fullered blade with profiled tip. In its hide scabbard with

Of considerable length, the horn grips of T-form. The blade finely forged of actively-patterned ribbon damascus steel, elaborately engraved and inlaid

With inlaid hilt and embellished blade. In its wooden scabbard. First half of the 20th century.Overall length 39 cm. Condition II

With ribbed horn grips. The well-wrought blade with T-back and raised, chamfered edge, forged of fine black wootz damascus steel. In its wooden scabba

The elaborate junggayan hilt with kakatua-form antler pommel and gilded mounts in alternating bands of okir engraving and filigree. With substantial w

The broad cuff with roped border and etched stand of arms, with wrist and four articulated plates protecting the back of the hand. Fingers lacking. Fi