Blue Lake Auction - August 6th

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Clinton Twp, MI, United States

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Blue Lake Auction - August 6th

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This action-packed sale brings you items purchased on the European market, decades ago, in storage until now. Included are swords, polearms, daggers, Japanese arms, and other weapons along with historic, Oriental, and Tribal artifacts. As well, we are offering ancient Viking, Roman, and Greek jewelry professionally refurbished by the Fagan Arms studio for modern wear. And we've faced the biggest auction unknown by providing economical in-house shipping for all items with domestic shipping prices posted upfront.

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GOOD JAPANESE SPEAR POINT YARI: Edo period, before 1867, probably about 1800. 19 3/4" length with 4 1/8" triangular section point. The broadest face with a narrow fuller with red lacquer fill. Flared base and upturned tip, all in

0025: GOOD JAPANESE SPEAR POINT YARIEst. $225-$275

NEW GUINEA CANNIBAL SPOON: Namau, Purai River Delta (south coast of Papua New Guinea) Early 20th century, from the famed Gunther Hintz Collection. 5 1/8" length, made from a shaped and polished coconut shell. The Namau

0026: NEW GUINEA CANNIBAL SPOONEst. $225-$250Lot Passed

RARE SINHALESE PIHA KAETTA IN ITS MYSTICAL STORAGE BOX: 10" length with thick wedge section blade. The forte encased in fine deep relief chiseled bronze cheekpieces. The double fullers with engraved silver overlay and surmounting deep relief chiseled

0027: RARE SINHALESE PIHA KAETTA IN ITS MYSTICAL STORAGE BOXEst. $850-$1,000Lot Passed

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BATTLE OF WATERLOO MUSKET BALLS: Two musket balls, one French and one English recovered from the Waterloo Battlefield. Ex: Waterloo Museum, Broadstairs, Kent, England, with certificate of authenticity. The Waterloo Museum was

0028: BATTLE OF WATERLOO MUSKET BALLSEst. $75-$100

CRUSADES SUPPLY SEALS, 11th-12th CENTURY: Used to identify, and seal the drawstrings of small packets that contained valuable supplies such as arrowheads, salt, and spices, as well as money. Eight examples, each lead, 7/8” greatest

0029: CRUSADES SUPPLY SEALS, 11th-12th CENTURYEst. $175-$225Lot Passed

A VERY RARE 15th CENTURY BURGUNDIAN BALLOCK DAGGER: The ballock dagger was widely carried in the Gothic period. It is a thrusting weapon capable of penetrating the leather doublets worn for protection at the time. Its name derived from the double

0030: A VERY RARE 15th CENTURY BURGUNDIAN BALLOCK DAGGEREst. $12,500-$15,000Lot Passed

CELTIC VOTIVE BELL NECKLACE 7th-5th CENTURY BC: Bronze, just over 1" height, delicately cast. Generally acknowledged as exchange objects (money) these frequently, are encountered with pieces chipped out. This example is complete with no chips

0031: CELTIC VOTIVE BELL NECKLACE 7th-5th CENTURY BCEst. $200-$225Lot Passed

RARE VIKING PROTECTIVE BROOCH NECKLACE, 10th CENTURY: Bronze, 7/8" diameter. Circular with the top wider than then bottom and the front decorated with spiral fluting. The edge inlet to seat the cross pin. The back flat. Worn in multiples attached to

0032: RARE VIKING PROTECTIVE BROOCH NECKLACE, 10th CENTURYEst. $225-$275Lot Passed

SUPERB VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, 9th-10th CENTURY: Bronze, cast and chased with intricate detail as the crescent moon with expanded tips representing Sol the sun and Mani the moon, below a ribbed sphere. The crescent with raised edge and intricately

0033: SUPERB VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, 9th-10th CENTURYEst. $550-$700Lot Passed

VIKING WEDDING RING, 9TH-11TH CENTURY AD SIZE 9 3/4: 9th-11th century AD. Gilt bronze, size 9 ¾. Broad 4.1mm width band with a low rounded face. Surface textured overall from burial. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the groom's sword.

0034: VIKING WEDDING RING, 9TH-11TH CENTURY AD SIZE 9 3/4Est. $150-$175Lot Passed

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VIKING WOMAN'S WEDDING RING, SIZE 6 1/2: Early Christian period, 600-1000 AD. Wearable size 6 1/2. Rounded band 2.2mm. Professionally refurbished with the 24katrat gold surface restored. Gift boxed with certificate of authenticity.

0035: VIKING WOMAN'S WEDDING RING, SIZE 6 1/2Est. $75-$100

VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE C.900-1000: Just over 1 1/4" height. As expert navigators, the constellations signified mystery and power to Vikings. The Moon was personified as Mani, brother to Sol the Sun, and is abundantly represented in

0036: VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE C.900-1000Est. $175-$200Lot Passed

FINE MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING, SIZE 11 1/4: These rings were worn by Pilgrims to the Holy Land in the 9th century. Good wearable size 11 1/4 with rounded face tapered band 2.9mm, flaring to the shoulders. Raised rounded square bezel cut with a

0037: FINE MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN RING, SIZE 11 1/4Est. $150-$175Lot Passed

GREEK BRONZE DOLPHIN "COIN" NECKLACE 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC: From the Greek Black Sea colony of Olbia which provided slaves, cereal, and fish. Before die struck coinage, these dolphin figures served as a means of exchange, vital for commerce to thrive. They

0038: GREEK BRONZE DOLPHIN "COIN" NECKLACE 5TH-4TH CENTURY BCEst. $150-$200Lot Passed

ANCIENT VIKING ROPED OR TWIST WEDDING RING, SIZE 9 1/2: Cambridgeshire, England, 866-1067 AD. Slightly oval form, size 9 1/2. 1.0mm at the bottom swelling to 1.9mm at the top. The top half is a modeled roped motif. The spiral or helix was a favorite

0039: ANCIENT VIKING ROPED OR TWIST WEDDING RING, SIZE 9 1/2Est. $200-$250Lot Passed

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VIKING SIDE KNIFE OR POUCH KNIFE, 879-1067 AD: Recovered in Chambridgeshire England. Just over 3 ½ (3.59”)” total length with tapered “whittle tang” which identifies these, as they were used without guards, mounted in a

0040: VIKING SIDE KNIFE OR POUCH KNIFE, 879-1067 ADEst. $100-$125

FINE ANCIENT BATTLE AXE SAGARIS, 6TH-4TH B.C: Greek/Scythian (southern Russia and Ukraine). 6 1/4" height, tapered with curved edge and skull crusher back crest opposite. Large integral lugs, symmetrically formed, to facilitate mounting in the

0041: FINE ANCIENT BATTLE AXE SAGARIS, 6TH-4TH B.CEst. $375-$450Lot Passed

RARE VIKING WARRIOR’S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACE: 10th-11th century AD. Vikings were highly skilled metallurgists, and as a result, breaking metal had supernatural significance for them. Breaking ringjarn (iron rings) as shown on the Larbro Stone in

0042: RARE VIKING WARRIOR’S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACEEst. $275-$325Lot Passed

EUROPEAN LIGHT RAPIER C.1650: Probably English, this example is from a group which Norman dates c.1635-80. They were worn from a sling over the shoulder or waist belt and carried for settling disputes among men of the privileged

0043: EUROPEAN LIGHT RAPIER C.1650Est. $3,250-$3,500Lot Passed

VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE C.900-1000 AD: 7/8" height plus the suspension loop. Raised scrolling edge and rounded form. The field with a broad pentafoil motif (five-leaf). Rare and probably a reference to fertility. The heart stood for

0044: VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE C.900-1000 ADEst. $200-$225Lot Passed

SUPERB EUROPEAN CROSS 17TH-18TH CENTURY: Gilt bronze, 1 7/8" height. Centered vacant cross (without Corpus Christi) with broad cross surround. The beams with raised borders and tear shaped terminals with ciphers or symbols. Central circle

0045: SUPERB EUROPEAN CROSS 17TH-18TH CENTURYEst. $600-$700Lot Passed

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RARE VIKING WOMAN WARRIOR'S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACE: 10th-11th century AD. Vikings were highly skilled metallurgists, and as a result, breaking metal had supernatural significance for them. Breaking ringjarn (iron rings) as shown on the Larbro Stone,

0046: RARE VIKING WOMAN WARRIOR'S BRACELET PENDANT NECKLACEEst. $350-$450

EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 4 3/4: During the Renaissance, the act of committing to marriage took place as a formal ceremony with vows, considered sacred and unbreakable exchanged. A ring was given by the man to the woman to bind the

0047: EUROPEAN BETROTHAL RING 16TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 4 3/4Est. $125-$150Lot Passed

FINE VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 9 1/4: Silvered bronze, size 9 1/4. 3.7mm band with low rounded face. Surface textured from burial. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored. Jewelry gift boxed with certificate of

0048: FINE VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 9 1/4Est. $150-$175Lot Passed

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