Blue Lake Auction - August 6th

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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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ROMAN “CRUCIFIXION?? NAIL, 1ST-2ND CENTURY AD: Forged iron, 3” length with over broad rounded head. Archeological evidence indicates that common nails were used for crucifixions. However, virtually all of those are nails embedded in ankle

0049: ROMAN “CRUCIFIXION?? NAIL, 1ST-2ND CENTURY ADEst. $125-$150

GERMAN CROSSBOW BOLT, EARLY 14th C.: Recovered at Königstein Castle, Hesse, Germany, between Frankfurt and Wiesbaden. Iron, 2 1/8” length with pyramidal shaped point and tapered tang. Preserved with some original surface

0050: GERMAN CROSSBOW BOLT, EARLY 14th C.Est. $100-$125Lot Passed

FINE MANGBETU CANNIBAL’S SPEAR: 19th century. 24 1/2” length, finely forged with elongated section leaf shaped point. Finely forged conical socket with open seam and banded base. As with most Congolese tribes, the Mangbetu

0051: FINE MANGBETU CANNIBAL’S SPEAREst. $140-$160Lot 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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JAPANESE SAMURAI HELMET BREAKER HACHIWARI: Edo period. Iron, 18 5/8" total length. Curved diamond section blade with a base hook. Tang pierced with a single mounting hole. The current view is that these were parrying weapons capable of

0053: JAPANESE SAMURAI HELMET BREAKER HACHIWARIEst. $350-$450

KIBBE LONG BOW 1920’S-30’S: Custom made long bow, by Fred Kibbe, Wolverine Archery, Coldwater Michigan. 69 ½” length of elegant form with polychrome salvage wrap grip below impressed KIBBE name. Kibbe started in

0054: KIBBE LONG BOW 1920’S-30’SEst. $300-$400Lot Passed

PATENT TOP HORN POWDER FLASK 1825-50: Second quarter of the 19th century. Probably English and possibly by Dixon. See The Powder Flask Book, Riling, p.395 for an identical example preserved at the Dixon Factory until the 1950’s. 8

0055: PATENT TOP HORN POWDER FLASK 1825-50Est. $175-$225Lot 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. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

JAPANESE ARMOR PIERCING ARROWHEAD: Edo period. Large example of willow leaf (yanagiha) form. 8 3/4” length with 2 1/4” point of layered pattern-welded steel as found on sword blades. Displaying distinctive laminar and

0058: JAPANESE ARMOR PIERCING ARROWHEADEst. $120-$150Lot 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

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into

0060: ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY ADEst. $175-$250Lot Passed

LATE ROMAN/MEDIEVAL RING 7th-10th CENTURY, SIZE 4 3/4: 7th-10th Century AD. Silvered bronze, size 4 3/4 with raised oval-shaped bezel probably to serve as a signet and never incised as often found. Rounded face band 2.5mm at the bottom flaring to the

0061: LATE ROMAN/MEDIEVAL RING 7th-10th CENTURY, SIZE 4 3/4Est. $75-$100Lot Passed

VIKING COIL RING, 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 9 1/2+: Gilt bronze, 3 ½ turns, and 11.2mm to 14.4mm width. Size 9 ½-9 3/4, single band, flat on the back with ridged face, full length. The coil form (helix) was a favorite for Vikings.

0062: VIKING COIL RING, 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 9 1/2+Est. $500-$600Lot Passed

VIKING BRACELET, C.850-1050 AD: Gilt bronze, 0.42” (10.8mm) width. C form, 2.20” inside dimension. Raised rectangular bordered panel with “star burst” decoration flanked by elongated lenticular segments

0063: VIKING BRACELET, C.850-1050 ADEst. $1,000-$1,250Lot Passed

HEAVY FORGED IRON SLAVE LEG SHACKLE: First half of the 19th century. Purchased in Abbeville South Carolina about 1955. 11" total length extended. Seven pieces comprising the broad rolled shackle constructed to minimize injury to the

0064: HEAVY FORGED IRON SLAVE LEG SHACKLEEst. $450-$550Lot Passed

RARE MORO HUNTING ARROW: 41 3/8” length. Slightly tapered hardwood shaft with swelled integral nock and triple fletching secured with spiral thread wrap. Forged iron head with short conical socket, long bolster, and

0065: RARE MORO HUNTING ARROWEst. $200-$250Lot Passed

SYRIAN JAMBIYA: Good example, better than usual quality. 5 1/2” triple fullered double edged blade inlaid both sides with pigment dots. Very light tool finish and smooth gray patina. Hilt built up of horn with

0066: SYRIAN JAMBIYAEst. $250-$300Lot Passed

JAPANESE BONE DAGGER TANTO: 6 1/4” blade of traditional form and heavy section (light tool marks both sides). Brass habaki with “cat scratch” finish. Bone hilt and scabbard relief decorated overall with nobles at

0067: JAPANESE BONE DAGGER TANTOEst. $275-$350Lot 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. $1,000-$1,250Lot Passed

18TH CENTURY INDOPERSIAN BACKSWORD TULWAR: Iron hilt of Aurangzebi form (Pant #281) with vase shaped grip and broad dished pommel. Button form quillon terminals and matching central pin covers. 31 ¾” curved wedge section blade

0071: 18TH CENTURY INDOPERSIAN BACKSWORD TULWAREst. $450-$550Lot Passed

PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, IBEJI: Male and female. 9" height, carved with the arms away from the body and the feet as a disk with the toes delineated. The heads of distinctive triangular form from which their village of origin should

0072: PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, IBEJIEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed

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