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LOT 1991
Sudanese Kaskara Sword with Scabbard
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
41 1/2 in. (1.25 kg, 10.5.5 cm).
Comprising a two-edged straight-sided blade with shallow point, square-section crossguard with two vertical clips to grip the scabbard, columnar leather-bound grip and disc pommel; the wooden scabbard covered with leather decorated with heavily tooled bands, crocodile-skin panels to the chape and attachment collars, flared leaf-shaped lower body; broad tooled leather belt with securing laces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 1991
Sudanese Kaskara Sword with Scabbard
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Slender triangular blade with a shallow midrib, a short tang with piercing to accept a rivet. 190 grams, 34 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Mahdi Arm Dagger with Sheath
Sudan, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a tongue-shaped two-edged blade and carved wooden hilt with bands of horizontal ribbing, integral crossguard and disc pommel with a domed button; leather sheath with crocodile-skin panels and twisted leather thong forming a thick suspension loop; leather-covered knop forming a chape. 172 grams, 27.5 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Luristan Socketted Bronze Halberd
CIrca 9th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: crescentic triangular-section blade with herringbone pattern to the rear edge, six integral attachment struts, tubular socket with transverse fixing pin. 478 grams, 22.9 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From a gentleman's collection from East Sussex, UK.
