Fagan Arms Auction - January 11th

BENIN CEREMONIAL SWORD ADA MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURT

CONGOLESE SLAVER'S IVORY WAR TRUMPET, OLIPHANT

SUPERB VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11

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Clinton Twp, MI, United States

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Fagan Arms Auction - January 11th

Blue Lake Auction

Antique Arms, Armor, Ancient Jewelry refurbished for modern wear and related items.

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GERMAN CROSSBOW BOLT, EARLY 14th C.: Recovered at Konigstein Castle, Hesse, Germany, between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Iron, 3 3/4" length with finely forged diamond section point and slender tapered tang. Preserved with near all

0050: GERMAN CROSSBOW BOLT, EARLY 14th C.Est. $125-$150Lot Passed

SIKH (INDIAN) WATERED STEEL CHAKRAM: The iconic throwing ring. 9 1/4" diameter with the sharpened outer edge and rounded inner for handling and throwing. Consisting of boldly patterned watered steel with the pattern evident throughout.

0051: SIKH (INDIAN) WATERED STEEL CHAKRAMEst. $500-$600Lot Passed

PLAINS INDIAN BUFFALO LANCE C.1850: Forged iron, 14 5/8" length. Medially ridged hammer finished leaf shaped blade with border stamped in a lattice band. Butted seam conical socket with four pair of decorative bands and two holes for

0052: PLAINS INDIAN BUFFALO LANCE C.1850Est. $500-$600Lot Passed

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FINE JAPANESE SAMURAI WAR ARROWHEAD: Edo Period. 6 1/4" length. Togari form of especially full section for armor-piercing. The point crisp and bright. Tang surface rusted as typical. Exceptional example.

0053: FINE JAPANESE SAMURAI WAR ARROWHEADEst. $100-$125

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VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 6 3/4: Late 9th-early 11th century AD. Gilt bronze, size 8 3/4. Broadband 4.7mm, with a rounded face. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's sword. Professionally refurbished with the pure

0054: VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 6 3/4Est. $75-$100Lot Passed

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR BONE CHEATER DICE: Pair, under 3/8" cubical. Hand made with some irregularity to the black inked pips. Crisp with one edge of the one/five edge, one die, very noticeably shaved. Easily overlooked in campfire or lantern

0055: REVOLUTIONARY WAR BONE CHEATER DICEEst. $110-$130

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A GERMAN MINIATURE LEFT HAND DAGGER C.1590-1600: This dagger is a reduced scale example of a Saxon left hand dagger of the late 16th century. It is of a type which was evidently the most popular of the period with numerous examples surviving

0056: A GERMAN MINIATURE LEFT HAND DAGGER C.1590-1600Est. $2,250-$2,500Lot Passed

EUROPEAN RAPIER C.1650: Iron hilt with double shell guard engraved in large foliage. See The Rapier and Smallsword C.1460-1820, Norman p.199 #112, where he dates this form "C.1640's or earlier". Swelled medial knuckle bow

0057: EUROPEAN RAPIER C.1650Est. $1,150-$2,500Lot Passed

JAPANESE PACK HORSE BIT: Split mouth piece with double rings to each end which secured to the headstall and leads. Heavy construction. Medium old raised surface rusting.

0058: JAPANESE PACK HORSE BITEst. $225-$250Lot Passed

JAPANESE WAR ARROW: Edo period, before 1867. Heavy example, 36 3/4" length with natural cane shaft and white bone nock. Brown duck or goose feather fletching secured with fine silk thread binding. Large remnants of a

0059: JAPANESE WAR ARROWEst. $175-$200Lot Passed

GREAT PLAGUE OF LONDON RING, S 4 3/4: 17th century, English. Revolutionary in its construction with the 3.4mm band of rolled brass/bronze, with a pattern imparted by the roller. The bronze flower bud top cast separately and the two

0060: GREAT PLAGUE OF LONDON RING, S 4 3/4Est. $125-$150Lot Passed

MEDIEVAL GIRL'S OR WOMAN'S RING, 8th-10th C., S 1: Eastern Mediterranean. Small size 1 with rounded band flared to the shoulders. Raised oval bezel with incised hatched motif. Professionally refurbished with the gold overlay restored.

0061: MEDIEVAL GIRL'S OR WOMAN'S RING, 8th-10th C., S 1Est. $75-$100Lot Passed

VIKING COIL RING C.900-1050 AD, S 11 1/4: Size 11 1/4. Gilt bronze. Low rounded face band in 2 3/4 full coils, to 13.0mm (0.55”) width. The coil or helix was a favorite form for Vikings and evidently held supernatural significance to

0062: VIKING COIL RING C.900-1050 AD, S 11 1/4Est. $375-$425Lot Passed

BALKAN CHILD'S FERTILITY BRACELET: This is a rare variation of the fertility bracelets worn throughout the Balkans, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece. The usual type which is well represented on the internet is bulky and banded with

0063: BALKAN CHILD'S FERTILITY BRACELETEst. $100-$150Lot Passed

ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A CHERUB: 1 1/8" of characteristic stocky form with accented pectorals and rounded wings. Flared "feet" base. The facial features obscured from wear and burial. Good patina with light encrustation.

0064: ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A CHERUBEst. $125-$150Lot Passed

RARE MEXICAN PARTISAN: Mexican War of Independence and the Texas Revolution period. C.1810-30. 12” length, blacksmith made. The tapered single-edged blade is of clipped point fighting knife type as associated with

0065: RARE MEXICAN PARTISANEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

TUAREG AMULET, SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY: The period of military resistance to French colonization. Tooled and pierced polished leather, 1 3/4” x 1 7/8” x 7/8”. The front tooled and pierced over the green leather ground.

0066: TUAREG AMULET, SECOND HALF OF THE 19th CENTURYEst. $125-$150Lot Passed

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR PRIVATE PURCHASE BREASTPLATE: A fundamental tactic in every war is the elimination of leadership by killing officers, often by snipers. Admiral Lord Nelson, on the HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, was killed by a sniper on

0067: AMERICAN CIVIL WAR PRIVATE PURCHASE BREASTPLATEEst. $1,750-$2,000Lot Passed

CONGOLESE FETISH FIGURE: Second half of the 19th century, the period of intense slaving in the area. Kuba, central Congo. Carved wood, 9" length. Elongated body and short legs. Pointed head of typical Kuba interpretation,

0068: CONGOLESE FETISH FIGUREEst. $600-$750Lot Passed

RARE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE IRON "HOE MONEY": Used in East Africa as a means of exchange as well as the raw material from which weapons were forged. See Odd and Curious Money, p.52-3 where it is identified as "hoe money" and stated in 1986 to be

0069: RARE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE IRON "HOE MONEY"Est. $125-$150Lot Passed

UNION ISLANDS CARVED WOOD BOX FROM TOKELAU: Mid-19th century. Oval form, 6" length. The body slightly tapered and the lid with integral carved lifting stud and raised medial bow tie form top mount with original twisted sennit suspension cord.

0070: UNION ISLANDS CARVED WOOD BOX FROM TOKELAUEst. $900-$1,000Lot Passed

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RARE 17TH CENTURY OTTOMAN TURKISH CAVALRY HELMET: Domed iron skull, of slightly oval form, 8 1/4" x 9 1/2" with Fleurette top mount and forged iron ring. 14" mail fall of cylindrical from relieved for the shoulders with a tapered band centered in

0071: RARE 17TH CENTURY OTTOMAN TURKISH CAVALRY HELMETEst. $2,500-$3,000

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YORUBA OGBONI FIGURES, EDAN: Pair, bronze, male and female. Both about 9' long. They represent Onile, the Divine Creator. The Ogboni Society is comprised of elders of the noble class. They serve in the Ogboni lodge, as judges in

0072: YORUBA OGBONI FIGURES, EDANEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

YORUBA GELEDE MASK: The Yoruba of Nigeria celebrates the Gelede which is a tribute to the primordial mother IyÃ NlÃ and to the role women play in the process of social organization and development of Yoruba

0073: YORUBA GELEDE MASKEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

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