Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria

262 Pages·2009·9.25 MB·English

by  Gary Stolton

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Front cover: lots 263, 370
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ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA
PROPERTY REMOVED FROM WARWICK CASTLE TO
BENEFIT THE NEW GREAT HALL ARMOUR DISPLAY
THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN NOBLEMAN
PROPERTY REMOVED FROM A STYRIAN CASTLE
A DISTINGUISHED COLLECTION OF FIREARMS,
EDGED WEAPONS AND MILITARIA, PART II
AND VARIOUS OWNERS
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT
Sotheby’s Olympia
Hammersmith Road
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Friday 22nd June
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Sunday 24th June
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Monday 25th June
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Tuesday 26th June
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DAY OF SALE
Tuesday 26th June 2007
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Eastern Arms and Armour
VARIOUS OWNERS
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A JAPANESE KATANA A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI, 19TH CENTURY
with curved single-edged blade with wavey hamon, signed with curved single-edged blade retaining much of its
tang pierced with a single hole, signed plain steel tsuba, straight hamon(very small chips at the base), signed tang
fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip with brass menuki, in pierced with a single hole, steel tsubawith soft metal
its W.W. II leather-covered saya inlays, fabric-bound sharkskin-covered grip retaining a gilt
copper menukion each side, in its lacquered sayawith
63.8cm; 25B in blade
signed kozuko
The tang is signed Noshu seki ju Kanetatsu, Mino province.
44cm; 17D in blade
£600-800
£400-500
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A PAIR OF JAPANESE STEEL STIRRUPS (ABUMI BATTO),
19TH CENTURY
with red lacquered treads (small losses), strongly curved at
the front and rising to a pierced plate incorporating a
looped buckle for suspension, and the outer surface
decorated with silver flowers and fruit (light surface rust);
and a modern copy of a tsuba
the first: 25.5cm; 10in high
(3)
£1200-1800
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