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LOT 1170
Mughal Dagger with Bone Handle
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (399 grams, 60 cm long).
The blade with a gently curved profile; handle formed as a horse's hoof with bone scales.
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendors father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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LOT 1170
Mughal Dagger with Bone Handle
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Tower Long Sea Service Flintlock Pistol
1800 A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,278
Napoleonic era with 30cm (12") round smooth bore barrel of .56" bore with London proof marks, the lock with 'TOWER', 'crown-over-GR' and 'crown-over-broad-arrow' marks fitted with brass-tipped wood ramrod and wood full stock and butt with brass butt cap, trigger guard, side plate and ferrule with steel belt hook; action working to half and full cock. 1.40 kg, 49 cm
Acquired from Andrew Bottomley, UK. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Bottomley listing. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.204079.
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act, 1968, to be held as a curiosity or ornament. No license required but buyer must be over 18 years of age. Overseas bidders should note that, due to UK regulations governing export of all firearms, overseas buyers will need to make arrangements for shipping this lot out of the UK directly, by air freight, with a specialist company or agent. -
Scythian Bronze Arrowhead Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Composed of four socketted lanceolate arrowheads. 64 grams total, 95-97 mm
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000. From the collection of a North American gentleman. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
The group comprising various types of tanged arrowheads, including barbed and leaf-shaped examples. 175 grams total, 8.1-10.5 cm
Acquired 1990s. From the collection of a late Japanese weaponry collector.
