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)
201	A Persian Bazuband Armguard Qajar Dynasty, finely raised from a single plate and deeply ...	150 - 200
202	An Ottoman Cicak Helmet An extremely rare and desirable example of the classic form ...	10,000 - 12,000
203	A Persian Kula Khud Helmet Qajar Dynasty, a rare helmet of demon-head form with fully-m...	300 - 400
204	Two Indian Dastana Armguards Of classic Central Indian form, the work of the same shop an...	750 - 850
205	An Indian Hide Dhal Shield With pronounced lip, lacquered overall with bands of vinewor...	150 - 200
206	A Suit of Moro Armor Comprising a very rare helmet and plate and mail coat, the h...	2,500 - 2,700
207	An Ottoman Siper Shield A rare steel buckler lavishly inlaid in silver with vegetal ...	750 - 850
208	A Persian Sipar Shield Qajar Dynasty, of steel with rolled rim, elaborately etched ...	450 - 550
209	A Sulawesi Helmet An extremely rare brass helmet of European morion form, whic...	800 - 900
210	A Mughal Mail Coat A rare and exceptionally fine coat made of riveted rings thr...	10,000 - 12,000
211	An Indonesian Dagger A fine spearhead mounted as a dagger with continuously taper...	100 - 150
212	A Pair of Ottoman Stirrups A rare Egyptian set in Ottoman trapezoidal form, cast in bro...	150 - 175
213	A Thai Spearhead An exceptional example of singular size and quality, the lar...	1,500 - 1,800
214	An Indian Toradar Musket An unusually early example, the wooden stock of characterist...	2,000 - 2,500
215	A European Smallsword The bronze hilt embellished with neoclassical motifs overall...	325 - 350
216	An Indian Shamshir Saber The Persianate hilt entirely of silver with fleuretted quill...	3,500 - 4,500
217	An Omani Priming Flask Of typical form, the faceted silver body with engraved motif...	175 - 200
218	An Ottoman Yatagan Sword A superior example mounted entirely in silver, the faceted g...	7,500 - 8,000
219	A Main Gauche Dagger Probably Spanish, steel mounts with triangular guard set wit...	1,250 - 1,350
220	An Indian Shamshir Saber A fine and very rare example, the hilt of Delhi form forged ...	3,500 - 4,000
221	An Indian Stone-Hilted Kard Dagger With solid lapis lazuli grips, slightly eared, with tangband...	600 - 700
222	A Prussian Hirschfanger Hunting Sword An elaborate example, the staghorn grips with gilt-brass mou...	600 - 800
223	A Circassian Shashka Saber Of exceptional quality, with finely engraved and nielloed si...	2,500 - 3,000
224	A U.S. M1906 Cavalry Saber Iron mounts with three-bar guard, lacquered leather-covered ...	125 - 150
225	An Ottoman Sishane Carbine A rare size, the stock of hardwood, the hexagonal wooden but...	500 - 600
226	A Black Sea Cossack Kindjal Shortsword With horn grips of typical form, the rectangular pommel and ...	700 - 900
227	An Indian Shamshir Saber A massive weapon, the hilt of classic Udaipur form, silver-i...	1,200 - 1,500
228	A European Powderhorn German or Dutch, the pressed horn body very well carved with...	1,000 - 1,200
229	A Matched Ottoman Kilic Saber and Khanjar Dagger Of gilt copper, the hilt with characteristic lobed pommel, g...	35,000 - 37,000
230	A Gurka Kukrie Knife A large private-purchase military example of typical form, w...	125 - 150
231	An Ottoman Hancer Dagger A rare example of characteristic form, with later faceted gr...	1,000 - 1,200
232	A Silver Statue of a Madras Light Infantryman A finely detailed and highly representational rendering of a...	2,500 - 2,700
233	An Imperial Russian Presentation Flintlock Musket The fruitwood stock elaborately carved in rococo motifs and ...	5,000 - 6,000
234	An Indian Katar Dagger Of characteristic form, the hilt with gold-inlaid borders, t...	250 - 300
235	An Ottoman Karabela Saber A rare example, probably naval. The grip of characteristic f...	1,200 - 1,500
236	An Ottoman Kilic Saber Of classic form, mounted in gilded brass, the grips of trans...	4,000 - 4,500
237	A Persian 'Alim Standard Head Probably Zand Dynasty, of very finely and elegantly-pierced ...	250 - 300
238	An Ottoman Dirk A rare type, the grips of characteristic form with profiled ...	3,500 - 4,000
239	A Caucasian Kindjal Shortsword With horn grips and iron mounts of typical form. The long, s...	250 - 300
240	A Pair of Ottoman Kubur Pistols Of impressive dimensions, the hardwood stocks with relief ca...	2,500 - 2,700
241	A Mughal Shamshir Saber Of classic form, mounted entirely in gold-inlaid steel, the ...	5,500 - 6,000
242	A German Hunting Sword A rare type of large dimensions, the grip a single section o...	3,500 - 3,700
243	An Indian Toradar Musket A rare example, the dark wood stock of characteristic form, ...	1,500 - 2,000
244	A Khevsur Saber A very rare example, the shamshir-form hilt with silver pomm...	2,500 - 2,700
245	A Bukharan Balta Battleaxe A very rare example, the heirloom Persian head of finely wat...	1,800 - 2,000
246	A Mughal Kard Dagger A massive example of very fine quality, the tangbands, bolst...	3,000 - 3,500
247	An Ottoman Silahlik Sword Belt and Bullet Box A very rare example found throughout the Ottoman Empire, pro...	350 - 450
248	An Imperial Russian Shashka Saber The hilt and scabbard mounts of finely embossed and engraved...	1,250 - 1,500
249	A Japanese Wakizashi Shortsword Shinto era, the grip with black silk lacing, all mounts shak...	1,200 - 1,400
250	A Mughal Shamshir Saber The hilt of Persianate form, forged entirely of actively-gra...	1,500 - 1,700

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