4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
89
A JAPANESE CEREMONIAL SWORD (TACHI), EDO PERIOD (1603-1868)
with a folded steel blade with tempering pattern (hamon), a tang with a rectangular opening in the hilt and repairs using copper alloy, a ceremonial copper alloy handguard (kara tsuba), a singular pin (mekugi) through the handle, a matching copper alloy pommel (kabuto-gane) and handle ferrule (fuchi) with cloud designs, a lacquered scabbard (saya) with leaf-shaped patterning and two heart-shaped copper alloy fittings (some damage to the lacquer at the end of the scabbard), 64.0 cm blade
Sold for £500
with a folded steel blade with tempering pattern (hamon), a tang with a rectangular opening in the hilt and repairs using copper alloy, a ceremonial copper alloy handguard (kara tsuba), a singular pin (mekugi) through the handle, a matching copper alloy pommel (kabuto-gane) and handle ferrule (fuchi) with cloud designs, a lacquered scabbard (saya) with leaf-shaped patterning and two heart-shaped copper alloy fittings (some damage to the lacquer at the end of the scabbard), 64.0 cm blade
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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