Fagan Arms Auction - April 12th

BENIN CEREMONIAL SWORD ADA MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURT

CONGOLESE SLAVER'S IVORY WAR TRUMPET, OLIPHANT

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Clinton Twp, MI, United States

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Fagan Arms Auction - April 12th

Blue Lake Auction

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

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ORIGINAL GRIP C.1580 FOR A GERMAN TWO HAND SWORD: 16 1/4" length. Completely original and untouched. The core made of six pieces (wood). Double ribbed medial and base. Both with original turban form wire wrap. About 50% of original leather covering

0049: ORIGINAL GRIP C.1580 FOR A GERMAN TWO HAND SWORDEst. $250-$300Lot Passed

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

AUSTRLIAN ABORIGINE SPEAR THROWER, WOOMERA: 24 7/8" length of paddle form with expanded butt wrapped in hide and pitch. The opposite end with a bone hook for engaging the spear butt. This example dates about 1900-20 and is finely decorated in

0051: AUSTRLIAN ABORIGINE SPEAR THROWER, WOOMERAEst. $350-$400Lot 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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BABE DIDRIKSON OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AND SPORTS SUPERSTAR: Original business card of Mildred "Babe" Didrickson Zaharias claimed by some to be the greatest female athlete of all time excelling in basketball, track and field and later golf which is where she

0053: BABE DIDRIKSON OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AND SPORTS SUPERSTAREst. $75-$100

VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 6 3/4: Gilt bronze, size 8. Unusual canted rounded section. 2.9 to 3.1mm band width. Professionally refurbished with the sterling silver surface restored. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.

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

RARE INDOPERSIAN MAIL COIF KULAH ZIRAH, 16th-17th CENTURY: Comprising a central plate mounted with a plume holder, both finely overlaid with gold koftgari. The body of particularly small fine butted link mail in a diamond pattern alternating iron with brass.

0055: RARE INDOPERSIAN MAIL COIF KULAH ZIRAH, 16th-17th CENTURYEst. $1,750-$2,000Lot Passed

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 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 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" x7/8". The front tooled and pierced over the green leather ground. Green sides pierced

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

MEXICAN HARD STONE FIGURE, 700-200 BC: Mezcala culture of the current state of Guerrero. 2.9" height, meticulously fashioned onyx. A standing male of characteristic foreshortened stature, wearing an incised loin cloth and prominent ear

0071: MEXICAN HARD STONE FIGURE, 700-200 BCEst. $600-$700Lot Passed

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

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