BYZANTINE FIRE GRENADE, CIRCA 11TH-16THCENTURY ADFor your consideration is an ancient Byzantine Fire Grenade, circa 11th-16th century AD, Provenance: Private collection Big Sky, Montana. Greek fire, also referred...
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40 PAINTED CAST METAL CAMERON HIGHLANDERSTOY SOLDIERS20th century, box with label "Imperial Productions, Greytown, New Zealand/Heirloom Series No. 2/Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in action, Egypt, Sudan, 1882-85",...
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HIGH GRADE SWORD CANE-Ca. 1880 -Sizablehorn handle of a beautiful pale color fashioned in a well-proportioned L-Shape with a gently curving and plain hand rest and a longer vertical stem with simulated thorns,...
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14TH C. NEPALESE STONE RELIEF - HINDUGODDESS DURGA**Originally Listed At $2000**
Central Asia, modern day Nepal, ca. 14th to 15th century. An impressive hand-carved stone relief of the Hindu goddess Durga. With...
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SIGNED JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL KO-WAKIZASHI& BOOKEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. 1500 to 1550 CE, signed by Kanehisa. A beautiful example of a ko-wakizashi with a single-edged steel blade that is slightly...
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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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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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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
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ROMAN IRON SPATHA W/ BRONZE POMMEL,IVORY HANDLERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful forged iron spatha of a bifacial design bearing a shallow midrib, extremely sharp edges, and a pointed...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF TROPAEUM FRAGMENT,CUIRASS & SHIELD...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2ndto 3rd century CE. An exceptional marble relief fragment of a tropaeum or trophy monument depicting the spoils of war with...
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RARE ROMAN TERRACOTTA MURMILLO GLADIATORFIGURERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. This is an outstanding example of a gladiator figure made from terracotta wielding a short sword and holding up a...
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RARE GRECO-PERSIAN BRONZE DAGGER W/GRIFFIN HEADGreece or Central Asia, Persia, Hellenistic to Greco-Persian, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a fantastical single bronze cast forming a small dagger with...
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RARE & FINE SARMATIAN IRON SWORD W/ANTENNAE POMMELAncient Central/Eastern Europe, Black Sea region, Sarmatians or other nomadic tribes of the region (Sargat, Sauromation, Saka, or Scythian), ca. 4th to 1st...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN STONE RELIEF - ST. GEORGE& THE DRAGONEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An exceptional stone panel depicting a dramatic scene: Saint George on horseback piercing the dragon...
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SIGNED 1650S JAPANESE EDO WAKIZASHIBY BISHU OSAFUNEEast Asia, Japan, early Edo Period, ca. mid-17th century, signed "Bishu Osafune" on tang. A forged steel wakizashi blade of elegant shinogi-zukuri form bearing...
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17TH C. JAPANESE EDO STEEL KATANA W/GILT BRASS MENUKIEast Asia, Japan, early Edo Period, ca. early 17th century CE. A forged steel katana blade of nice length exhibiting a shinogi-zukuri shape and a shortened...
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CELTIC IRON SPEAR TIP W/ PATTERNED BLADEAncientCentral / Northern Europe, Celtic Iron Age, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE. A lengthy spear tip exhibiting a petaloid blade above a tapered socketing shaft. Along the spine on...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE GU / WINEVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. A gorgeously preserved ritual wine vessel, known as a "gu", from the Chinese...
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LATE 19TH C. MAORI WOOD KOTIATE CLUBW/ PAUA INLAY**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine kotiate club, a traditional type of weapon, hand-carved...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICAN STONE REPTILIANMACE HEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A sizable and hefty mace head, hand-carved from a calcite...
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MONUMENTAL 9TH C. INDONESIAN STONE STATUEOF GANESHSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Central Java, ca. 9th century CE. An enormous volcanic stone statue of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity known as the "Remover of Obstacles,"...
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Y RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH GOTHIC IVORYCOMPOSITE CASKET
CIRCA 1330 the panels intricately carved in bas-relief to include scenes from the Medieval tales Queste del Saint Graal and Tristan & Isolde, with later brass...
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3 EDGED WEAPONS LOUIS PIERRE LEDOUXCOLLECTION19th Century Indo-Persian tulwar hilted kukri shortsword with deeply incised motifs. A 19th Century Middle-Eastern dagger with a wooden hilt. Limb Trim Machete by...
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CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), CHIEFWOLF ROBE Circa 1910. Sand cast, cold-painted bronze. Signed and titled on plinth.Catalog Note: This image of the Southern Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe was taken directly from...
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CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), THESCOUT Early 20th century. Cold-painted and patinated bronze. Depicting a Native American with rifle. Signed "C. Kauba" and impressed "AUSTRIA" and "GESCHÜTZT' (on base).
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Western Great Lakes Decorated GunstockClub
mid-19th century
crafted from maple and decorated with triangular elements, a starburst, and thunderbird imagery on both sides; cast steel blade marked John Algor
length...
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GROUP OF MILITARY POLICY BOOKS AND ARMYOFFICER GUIDES OFFICER GUIDES, titles include: The Army Officer's Guide, 42nd Edition; four of The Armed Forces Officer; Army Officer's Guide, 45th Edition; The Army Almanac;...
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JAPANESE HANIWA POTTERY WARRIOR FIGURE,5/6THC. A Japanese Haniwa pottery figure of a man, dating from the 5th-6th centuries, this terracotta clay figure has elongated body and very small, wide tapered legs. The figure...
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FRENCH RENAISSANCE STYLE CEREMONIALHALBERDFrench Renaissance style halberd pole weapon, likely a ceremonial example, with its ironwork being dark brown in color, the halberd was a primary weapon from the 13th...
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FOUR FELINE CARVINGS. Late 19th and20th centuries. A walnut roaring lion with glass eyes, 8.5"h. 13? w. 4.25"d., an oak reclining wounded lion with shields and weapons, "The Lion Of Lucerne?, 5"h. 10.5"w. 4"d.,...
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VINTAGE TOY REVOLVERSGroup of six capgun revolvers. Pair Hubley Sure Shot Hubley 2 in 1 Trooper Cowboy. Some with faux horn grips or with steer heads. Mid century weapons. Approximately 5 1/2 to 8 1/2 inches...
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FINE SAFAVID TINNED COPPER FOOTED BOWL
PERSIA,17TH CENTURY on a splayed foot, with slightly flaring sides and upright rim, the external rim engraved with inscriptions in nasta’liq comprising the call on God to bless...
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INUIT CARVED GREEN STONE SCULPTURE HUNTER& BEAR Inuit carved green stone sculpture depicting a hunter holding an antler weapon on the back of a polar bear, signed Rodney K' for Kolausok (Inuit, British Columbia,...
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Extensive Collection of ApproximatelyThree Hundred Fifty 19th- and 20th-Century Prints, depicting ancient and modern architectural features and buildings, and ancient and modern tools and weapons, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"...
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Spanish manuscript, "Don CarlosPrince of Asturias" (1545-1568), biography of the young prince, text begins with a beautifully illuminated "D" bearing a mask encircling a coat of arms with...
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SHELF OF COLLECTIBLE BOOKS relatingto weapons most with dust jackets some first editions: ''Japanese Archery (Zen in action)'' by Andre Sollieri 1st ed. so stated 1969; ''The Crossbow'' mediaeval & modern by...
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