Auction details

Fine Antique Arms & Armor Auction
5:00 PM PT - Mar 21st, 2009

10061 Riverside Drive
Toluca Lake , CA 91602

Auction Description

Auction Terms & Conditions

Buyer's Premium
17% up to 200000
12% above 200001

Bid Increments

From	Increment
0	10
200	25
500	50
1000	100
5000	200
10000	500
100000	1000
200000	2000
300000	3000
400000	4000

Auction House Preview
Auction begins at 8:00 pm. Viewing and registration will take place on Friday, March 20, 2009 from 5:00 pm-9:00 pm and Saturday, March 21, 2009 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. Late registration for floor bidders only will take place between 7:00pm-8:00 pm Saturday evening. Visit www.auctionsimperial to register online or call +1 (323) 851-2345

278 Items

Lot	Description	Estimates (USD)
101	A Persian Priming Flask A rare type, the body forged of Persian black damascus wootz...	400 - 500
102	An English Mourning Sword The elegant steel hilt profiled, fluted and set with numerou...	300 - 400
103	An Indian Steel Bow Forged of pattern-welded damascus steel with elaborate borde...	200 - 300
104	An American M1830 Brass Powderflask A rare example, the first American model powderflask to be a...	500 - 600
105	An Ottoman Sishane Rifle A fine example of classic form, the hexagonal wooden butt co...	3,000 - 3,500
106	An Indian Peshqabz Dagger A massive example, the green stone grips with hooked pommel ...	400 - 500
107	An Anglo-Indian Officer's Saber The hilt of shamshir form with lobed silver pommel and backs...	3,500 - 4,000
108	A Karabela Saber Type found in the Ottoman provinces, hilt and scabbard mount...	400 - 500
109	A Marsh Arab Khanjar Dagger Horn grip of characteristic form with flared, symmetrical po...	75 - 100
110	A Viet Namese Dao Saber A very rare type of characteristic form, the silver-mounted ...	1,500 - 1,800
111	A Mughal Kard Dagger Of typical form with fine actively-patterned wootz damascus ...	1,200 - 1,300
112	A Moroccan Altit Musket Of typical form, the one-piece butt with incised line decora...	1,500 - 1,800
113	A Mughal Shamshir Saber A fine and rare example, the iron hilt of Delhi form inlaid ...	4,000 - 4,500
114	An Omani Matchlock Musket A rare, elaborately-embellished example with hardwood stock ...	400 - 500
115	A Georgian Kindjal Dagger A large and rare example from Khevsuria in the Georgian high...	700 - 800
116	A Pair of Pistols for the Eastern Market Probably English or Belgian, the hardwood stocks with cheque...	1,000 - 1,200
117	An Arab Khanjar Dagger Of Northern Yemen type, with studded horn grip and sturdy do...	300 - 400
118	A Caucasian Presentation Saber A superior Imperial Russian presentation saber of the finest...	12,000 - 15,000
119	Two East Asian Powderhorns Probably Tibetan or ethnic Chinese, both of dark horn, the f...	300 - 400
120	A Pair of Chinese Jian Swords A rare pair of late Qing Dynasty jian contained in a single ...	500 - 600
121	A Balkan Yatagan Sword The grips with large, flared ears, bolster and reinforces el...	1,000 - 1,200
122	A Persian Tabar Battleaxe An example of rare quality, the crescent-form head finely fo...	2,000 - 2,500
123	An Ottoman Bichak Dagger Of a form typically found in Greece, the single-edged blade ...	1,500 - 1,700
124	A Matched Set of Georgian Gaziri and Belt Rarely encountered complete, the brown hide belt set with 25...	800 - 1,000
125	An Ottoman Shamshir Saber The lobed pommel of classic form, with V 1713 XI carved into...	3,500 - 4,000
126	An Omani Powderhorn Of typical form and quite complete, the body of iron overlai...	300 - 350
127	A Circassian Shashka Shortsword A Circassian shashka of the late 18th-early 19th century, th...	350 - 400
128	An Indian Kard Dagger Mughal work of characteristic form, the grip intricately car...	1,500 - 1,800
129	An Ottoman Sishane Wallgun A massive example, the hexagonal butt carved of a single sec...	2,800 - 3,000
130	An Algerian Flintlock Musket The stock inlaid with horn plaques, many embellished with bi...	750 - 850
131	A Caucasian Presentation Saber An exceptional example of Kubachi silverwork, the pommel a f...	5,000 - 5,500
132	A Colichemarde Smallsword The French bronze hilt embellished with neoclassical motifs ...	325 - 350
133	A Portrait of Sidi Muhammad III An extremely rare item of considerable historical significan...	3,500 - 4,000
134	An Ottoman or Eastern European Bulawa Mace Of classic form, the head and shaft of tombak or heavily gil...	4,500 - 5,000
135	A Cossack Cherkesska Tunic Possibly Don Cossack Host, navy with long sleeves and skirt,...	500 - 600
136	An Indian Sosun Pattah Sword Delhi-form iron hilt with flowering vine motifs overall fine...	2,500 - 2,700
137	An Austrian Rapier Sword The distinctive hilt identifiable as Norman Type 25, finely ...	2,500 - 2,700
138	A Persian Peshqabz Dagger A massive example with one-piece grip and silver bolster of ...	2,500 - 2,700
139	An Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss A rare form of pistol which was extremely popular throughout...	250 - 350
140	An Ottoman Officer's Sword An extremely unusual example characteristic of the Tanzimat ...	300 - 400
141	An Ottoman Kilic Saber A rare type, the grips of classic form with applied silver f...	5,500 - 6,500
142	A British M1796 Light Cavalry Saber A rare private purchase officer's sword, with iron hilt and ...	300 - 400
143	A Matched Chinese Jian Sword and Implement Case A very rare set of the late Qing Dynasty, the jian of classi...	750 - 850
144	An Ottoman Flintlock Kubur Pistol The walnut stock carved and inlaid in scrolling motifs with ...	1,200 - 1,500
145	An Indian Tulwar Saber A large example, the hilt of Udaipur form, heavily inlaid wi...	350 - 400
146	An Ottoman Janissary Balta Battleaxe A massive example, the form strongly associated with the Jan...	2,500 - 2,800
147	An Ottoman Lancehead Of a form associated with the Sipahi cavalrymen, the leaf-sh...	250 - 300
148	An Indian Matchlock Toradar Musket A superior princely firearm, the finely-carved wooden stock ...	5,000 - 5,500
149	An Omani Khanjar Dagger Of typical form, the flared grip mounted in filigreed silver...	150 - 200
150	A Dutch Transitional Rapier The bronze hilt with traces of gilding, urn-shaped pommel, l...	350 - 400

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