6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
128
TWO CHINESE BRONZE SWORDS (JIAN), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES (1050-221 BC) AND THREE FURTHER SWORDS IN ZHOU DYNASTY STYLE
in excavated condition and cast in one piece, the first with broad double-edged blade of hollow-diamond section, guard formed with a downward ogee moulding on each face, integral grip with two raised bands and shallow concave pommel; the second with hollow-diamond section blade (now in two pieces), with a brief inscription on one face at the forte, slender guard, tapering tubular grip and flanged pommel; the third with two raised bands on the grip (pommel missing); the fourth inlaid with gold coloured panels on the blade and the guard (tip missing); and the fifth with tang of rectangular section (pommel missing), the first: 55.5 cm overall (5)
Provenance
Anthony Dove (1938-2021)
Sold for £650
in excavated condition and cast in one piece, the first with broad double-edged blade of hollow-diamond section, guard formed with a downward ogee moulding on each face, integral grip with two raised bands and shallow concave pommel; the second with hollow-diamond section blade (now in two pieces), with a brief inscription on one face at the forte, slender guard, tapering tubular grip and flanged pommel; the third with two raised bands on the grip (pommel missing); the fourth inlaid with gold coloured panels on the blade and the guard (tip missing); and the fifth with tang of rectangular section (pommel missing), the first: 55.5 cm overall (5)
Provenance
Anthony Dove (1938-2021)
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
