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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
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A Highly Ornate Nepalese Or Tibetan Ceremonial Sword
19th Century

Antique Arms and Armour
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Highly Ornate Nepalese Or Tibetan Ceremonial Sword
19th Century

With slightly curved single-edged Japanese blade (some rust patination), gilt-copper hilt comprising disc-shaped guard embossed with a petalled design beneath and set with small cabochon emeralds and rubies around the outer edge between beaded borders, and grip formed in the round as a snow lion's head with red foiled eyes, in original wooden scabbard covered in blue velvet (worn) with deep gilt-copper locket and chape embossed and chased with foliage and scrollwork, and enriched with applied roundels and bands set with cabochon rubies, emeralds, turquoises, red coral, mother-of-pearl and pastes (some losses), the chape with makara-head in the round and embossed bud-shaped finial, rings for suspension, the two at the locket with a silver chain, and retaining most of its original gilding
51.5 cm. blade

Footnotes

For a related Tibetan ceremonial sword in the Alsdorf Collection see Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997, p. 243, cat. no. 333

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.