![USSR WWII SOVIET RUSSIAN OFFICER'S SHASHKA SWORD M1940 PODZNAMENKA: USSR WWII SOVIET RUSSIAN OFFICER'S SHASHKA SWORD M1940 PODZNAMENKA . MINT CONDITION SWORD . WIDE BRIGHT NICKEL PLATED BLADE WITH 3NERROW AND 1 WIDE FULLERS . GILDED BRASS FITTINGS FEATURING STAR ON TH](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6717/328483/178468422_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150085)
Soviet Brass
![USSR WWII SOVIET RUSSIAN OFFICER'S SHASHKA SWORD M1940 PODZNAMENKA: USSR WWII SOVIET RUSSIAN OFFICER'S SHASHKA SWORD M1940 PODZNAMENKA . MINT CONDITION SWORD . WIDE BRIGHT NICKEL PLATED BLADE WITH 3NERROW AND 1 WIDE FULLERS . GILDED BRASS FITTINGS FEATURING STAR ON TH](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6717/328483/178468422_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150085)
![WWII USSR SOVIET RUSSIAN M1927 CAVALRY SWORD 1945 DATED: WWII SOVIET RUSSIAN M1927 CAVALRY SWORD 1945 DATED . VERY RARE FIND AS THESE 1945 MADE SWORDS ARE QUITE RARE . GREAT CONDITION OVERALL . MIX OF BRASS AND STEEL FITTINGS ON THE SCABBARD WHICH IS NORMAL](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6717/328483/178463061_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150085)
![USSR KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO COMMUNIST PARTY AND COUNTRY LEADER PERSONAL FOLDER: Konstantin Chernenko Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Personal green leather covered folder for important documents. Gilder brass 2 Stars of Hero of the Labor and le](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6717/328483/178688283_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150085)
![USSR SOVIET UNION AIR FORCE OFFICERS DAGGER: USSR SOVIET UNION AIR FORCE OFFICERS DAGGER . GREAT CONDITION WITH ZIK 58 ON THE BLADE . NUMBERED . GILDED BRASS FITTINGS .](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6717/328483/178597316_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718150085)
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![George III brass mortar leads our five auction highlights](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Sworders-Dec-13-George-III-brass-mortar.jpg)
George III brass mortar leads our five auction highlights
George III Brass Mortar by Jan Verbruggen, $77,975 STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, U.K. – Sending the old year out with a bang, a George III brass mortar by Jan Verbruggen hammered for £49,000 and sold for £61,250 ($77,975) with buyer’s premium at Sworders on December 13. The rare example of British military ordnance from the time of the American Revolutionary War was estimated […]
![Mamluk 14th-century brass candlestick lit up Leland Little, selling for $125K](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/165738183_1_x.webp)
Mamluk 14th-century brass candlestick lit up Leland Little, selling for $125K
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Estimated at $5,000-$10,000, a 14th-century candlestick made during the classical period of Mamluk artistic production hammered for $100,000 and sold for $125,000 with buyer’s premium at Leland Little on December 1. The 9in high silver-inlaid brass candlestick was likely used in court ceremonies or celebrations to honor the reigning potentate — either […]
![Toy collectors grabbed ‘many brass rings’ at Bertoia’s $1.95M sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014_0609_b1191_lead.jpg)
Toy collectors grabbed ‘many brass rings’ at Bertoia’s $1.95M sale
VINELAND, N.J. – There were smiles on many bidders’ faces as they departed Bertoia Auctions’ Spring Toy Break Auction on May 9th and 10th. “It was a terrific sale, and there was a great camaraderie throughout,” said Bertoia Auctions associate Rich Bertoia. “As they headed out the door with their purchases, everybody was chattering about […]
![Furniture Specific: Brass with class](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2012_0206_Brass_lead.jpg)
Furniture Specific: Brass with class
In the last few months I have been fortunate enough to attend several high-end antique shows, cover some good auctions and visit a well-known museum with a wonderful collection of 18th- and 19th-century American furniture treasures. And while it is fun to sort of let yourself go and just be amazed at all the great […]