VERY RARE CHINESE 'LEGEND OF THE WHITESNAKE' AUTOMATONPainted wood, papier maché, enamel, silk and metal in three wood and glass casements raised on a later Hongmu wood stand; fitted with moving figures and animals...
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CARVED CHINESE STANDING FIGURE OF GUANGONG. Chinese carved wood standing figure of Guan Gong or Guan Yu yielding a sword in one hand. Sword is most surely a later marriage. Accompanied by a highly detailed lidded...
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(3) CHINESE MADE JAPANESE STYLE SWORDS:KATANA STYLE SWORD A (lot of 3) Chinese made Japanese style swords: the first, a katana style sword with Chinese inscriptions, a faux ivory dragon hilt, a gilt metal tsuba,...
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ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED GILT WOOD PANELDESCRIPTION:A Chinese carved wooden panel. Embellished with a red and black toned base lacquer, garnished with a gold leaf figural carving of a battle with multiple figures on horseback...
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PAIR CHINESE BRONZE WARRIOR GODSPairof Chinese Ming style Buddhist bronze figures depicting the warrior god guardians Veda Skanda and WeiTuo Skanda. Each depicted standing in a standing posture, the WeiTuo figure...
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CHINESE TABLE SCREEN, SILK EMBROIDERY& ASIAN THANGKA, ...1st item: Chinese hardstone and wood table screen on stand, the screen with applied hardstone decoration depicting three scholars surrounding a young man...
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CHINESE TWO HANDED SWORD LATE MINGLateMing or early Qing Chinese two handed sword or saber. Long blade with openwork grooves. Wooden hilt with metal accents.
The sword is illustrated in Liang Yiren and Zhang...
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CHINESE SWORD W/ WOODEN SCABBARDChinesesword. Pommel and curved guard with bat designs. Rounded striated wooden grip. Wooden scabbard with three metal bands, two with loops for mounting, and metal caps to the top...
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JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL & LACQUEREDWOOD WAKIZASHIEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. third quarter of the 16th century CE. A beautiful wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a lacquered (urushi) wood...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN GILT STEEL KRIS W/NAGA & SILVERSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) of an elegant form. The hand-carved wooden handle...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD, IRON, COPPER& SILVER KRISSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kris (keris), a personal ceremonial sword. The hand-carved wooden handle features...
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EARLY 20TH C. INDONESIAN STEEL & NICKELSILVER KRISSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely ceremonial sword known as a kris (keris) with a nickel-silver jacket covering the hand-carved wooden...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SWORD & BOWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive icon of Saint George of Lydda seated on a throne, expertly painted with egg tempera and gesso...
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LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD W/ RECESSEDHANDLEAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A formidable short sword that is cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue) technique....
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16TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL STEEL / IRONBROAD RAPIERWestern Europe or North America, Spain or Mexico, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 16th century CE. A striking broad rapier, known as an espada ropera in Spanish or...
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19TH C. FRENCH WOOD CONVERTIBLE FLUTE/ FENCING RAPIERWestern Europe, France, Paris, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a fine antique wood and nickel-silver low pitch flute that is made by the French maker...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN BONE & WOOD KRISHANDLES (3)Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of 3 handles from ceremonial kris (keris) swords; 2 made of wood, and one made...
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FINE LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD W/LUNATE POMMELAncient Western Asia, Northwestern Iran and Southwestern Turkey, South Caspian Sea region, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A gorgeous short sword of a formidable...
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19TH C. NAPOLEONIC ENGLISH STEEL CAVALRYSWORD**Originally Listed At $800**
Western Europe, England, Napoleonic Period, ca. 19th century CE. A handsome steel sword with a curved blade and hand guard. The blade has...
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17TH C. CIRCLE OF WOUWERMAN PAINTINGOF CAVALRY BATTLECircle of Philips Wouwerman (Dutch, 1619-1668). Oil on canvas, 17th century. A grand history painting depicting an action-packed cavalry battle with uniformed...
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Two Chinese Swords
MODERN
the firstwith a wood scabbard, the second a Tai Chi blade with a pink lacquered scabbard.
Length of longer blade 25 1/2 in., 65 cm.
Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen,...
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CHINESE FRAME EMBROIDERY KESI W/ BATTLEFIELD Chinese,Qing Dynasty, embroidery Kesi, depicting figural in different scenes, warrior that is resting, warriors that are conversing with each other holding armors, warriors...
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19th C. Chinese sword mounted in zitanwood scabbard with elaborate carvings of dragons and archaistic designs; the mountings in high grade silver and all engraved in rescousse with dragons and local motifs, also...
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PAIR OF CHINESE SCULPTURES OF FEMALEWARRIORS, EACH WITH BATTLE REGALIA HAVING LONG SWORDS, BOW AND ARROWS IN QUIVER, FIGHTING SPEARS, AND THE CLOTHING CARVED WITH INTRICATE DETAILS, BOTH ON HAND CARVED DRAGON...
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CHINESE GILT WOOD CARVING OF MUGUIYING,QING D. Chinese ,Qing Dynasty, a nice gilt lacquer wood carving depicting a battle field with a female general" Muguiying"riding on a horse holding a sword leading an amry...
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CHINESE QING DYNASTY DADAO SWORD ChineseExecutioners Great Sword, circa 1800, signed on the long broad curved blade with two runnels, decorative brass hilt and pommel, wooden grip, 35 1/2" long overall, light corrosion....
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CHINESE CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE China,Early20th CenturyDepicts a bearded man with a sword at his hip wearing robes decorated with clouds and a dragon....
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Chinese-Mongolian jade mounted swordwith a silvered metal scabbard jade handle and lapis coral and turquoise mounting raised on a wood stand. Sword: 32''L Circa - 20th C....
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CHINESE ALTAR FIGURE - Early ChinesePolychrome Wood Figure of Taoist Dragon War Deity Guan Gong seated in throne with a sword in each hand gesso gauffrage detailing 15 1/2'' (39.4 cm) tall 5 1/4'' (13.3 cm)...
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A Pair of Chinese Ivory Emperor andEmpress Figures Astride Horses Qianlong marks but probably early 20th c. each intricately detailed figure carved in mirror image of the other seated on a horse holding a sword...
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CHINESE ALTAR FIGURE - Early ChinesePolychrome Wood Figure of Taoist Dragon War Deity Guan Gong seated in throne with a sword in each hand gesso gauffrage detailing 15 1/2'' (39.4 cm) tall 5 1/4'' (13.3 cm)...
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THREE CHINESE SWORD PLUS A SPEAR POINT;carved bamboo staff concealing two short swords inside OAL 18 5/8''; double sided straight sword with ray skin grip and scabbard with brass hardware OAL 39 1/4''; single sided...
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Carved and Inked Chinese Ivory FiguresChinese early 20th century. Carved and inked male and female standing ivory figures the female clasping a scepter and the male holding a sword and necklace the sword having...
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A Carved Ivory Emperor with Sword Wellcarved ivory figure of a Chinese emperor in court garments holding a sword pigments rubbed into carving for accent. Comes with a wooden stand....
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A Chinese Ivory Standing Figure of HuaMulan the warrior heroine wearing intricately carved and incised robes having a bow slung across her back and carrying a sword suspended from her waist her hair tied high...
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Four Chinese carved figures: ivory scholar,7-12 in. on wood stand, lacking implement at hands, age cracks, verso with two splotches of old mucilage; two turquoise ladies, one holding sword and lingzhi fungus, 5-12...
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