Arms & Armour, Asian, Ethno & More
Arms & Armour, Asian, Ethno & More
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Important Documented Saxon Quill Polychrome Reliquary Cross, Circa 1750
Lot # 1 (Sale Order: 1 of 324)
A post envelope circa 1950 and included documents. An included letter translated to English later details information from circa 1951 including quotes the Cross as being the collection of (Frau Gisela Heink, from Riesa, on the River Elbe in Saxony, East-Germany). The letter further states and translates the cross as per a chronicle from the Cloister Marienthal located in Saxony-Lausitz, Germany as being made circa 1750. At the time and currently the cloister belongs to the Catholic nun's order of the Listerrienser. When the nuns had to escape temporarily during the Napoleonic wars around 1800, the Cloister's secretary was likely given the cross. The secretary August Felix Heink a brother of Margaretha Williamson's great grandfather. The cross has remained in the family collection until 2024.
Kloster St. Marienthal is the oldest nunnery of the Cistercian Order of Germany to maintained unbroken occupation of its house since foundation, circa 1234. Size: 17 1/2" H x 8 1/4" W. Condition: Good with some wear commensurate to age and use. Looseness to sunburst rays. Loss to some polychrome paint.. Provenance: Cloister Marienthal circa 1750-1800, Ex-August Felix Heink, and the family by descent 1800-1950, Margaretha Williamson 1950, Hix Family by descent. (Same Family from 1800-2024). George Fellows 1920-2000, purchased at earlier European Art Fairs
Large Chinese Cloisonne Pot w/Birds
Lot # 2 (Sale Order: 2 of 324)
Gorgeous Spinach Jade Chinese Table Screen
Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 3 of 324)
US Sword w/Scabbard, Model 1860
Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 4 of 324)
US Naval Officer's Sword w/Scabbard
Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 5 of 324)
US Child's Staff & Field Sword w/ Scabbard
Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 6 of 324)
US Model 1872 Artillery Dress Saber w/ Scabbard
Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 7 of 324)
British Infantry Officers Sword, Pattern 1845 w/Hinge
Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 8 of 324)
Spanish 'Carabinieri of the Kingdom' Sword w/Scabbard
Lot # 9 (Sale Order: 9 of 324)
German Infantry Sword w/ Scabbard
Lot # 10 (Sale Order: 10 of 324)
Victorian 1845 Infantry Officers Sword w/Sword knot
Lot # 11 (Sale Order: 11 of 324)
Early Sword w/ Scabbard, 19th Century
Lot # 12 (Sale Order: 12 of 324)
MKII Combat Knife w/Sheath, Vietnam-Era
Lot # 13 (Sale Order: 13 of 324)
American Civil War Bowie Knife, Signed "Kimball Mason"
Lot # 14 (Sale Order: 14 of 324)
WWII Indian Bayonet
Lot # 15 (Sale Order: 15 of 324)
Assorted lot of 6 All-Steel Bayonets
Lot # 16 (Sale Order: 16 of 324)
WWI Bayonet w/ scabbard
Lot # 17 (Sale Order: 17 of 324)
Imperial German Butcher Blade Sawback Bayonet M1898
Lot # 18 (Sale Order: 18 of 324)
Sheffield England Foul Hunters Knife
Lot # 19 (Sale Order: 19 of 324)
Massive Mounted Bardiche Axe
Lot # 20 (Sale Order: 20 of 324)
Hunting Sword, 17th century
Lot # 21 (Sale Order: 21 of 324)
Bulgarian Air Force Silver Dagger w/ Scabbard
Lot # 22 (Sale Order: 22 of 324)
Large Spanish Folding Navaja Knife
Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 23 of 324)
Navaja knives have a historical association with piracy, particularly during the Golden Age of Piracy in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Pirates, who roamed the seas in search of treasure and plunder, often carried a variety of weapons, including knives, for self-defense, utility, and intimidation. Navaja knives with brass handles were well-suited for maritime life and could serve a variety of purposes aboard a pirate ship.
Prussian Artillery Sword M1864
Lot # 24 (Sale Order: 24 of 324)
Decorative European Style Cup Hilt Rapier
Lot # 25 (Sale Order: 25 of 324)