A Rare Form of Shield

EXCEPTIONAL RARE MUGHAL / PERSIAN SHIELD CONVEX FORM, THE RAREITY OF SHIELD IS THAT IT IS MANULLY NICKLED, HAND HAMMERED AND HAND CHISELED WITH ARABIC INSCRIPTION . Province : Mughal. Made : Made of h

Diminutive (3/8" H) oval ferrotype portrait of 1864 Democratic candidate George B. McClellan set in an ornate allegorical brass shield-form pinback (overall: 1-1/4" x 1-1/4"). Decorated with stars, sp

A Superb and Rare Central Province war shield, Likely 19th Century. Cloudy Bay, Central Province, Papua New Guinea. (Border with Milne Bay province).Of elegant form, the shield bowed from side to side

Early 19th century, 341 x 138 cm, North West Persia, Azerbaijan Two hexagons and a central shield form fill the red field of this very rare rug, which is probably a Kurdish weaving from the border reg

Early to mid 19th century, England. The group includes a rare female form cup with the underside of the dress exposing her legs and private parts along with a figure of an Englishman with shield and s

A RARE PERSIAN WARRIOR SHIELD RIM ARABIC INSCRIPTION SURFACE LAVISH CHISELED DÉCOR FLOWERRAL MOTIFS & CREEPER DESIGN.Indo Persian Islamic convex form circular shield Arabic inscription. Made of ha

Rare 19th Century Italian Black Forest inspired music box armchair having scroll and flared carved back with central pen work shield form panel over pen work and inlaid seat framed by naturalistic car

Indo -Persian shield convex form circular shape . Arabic inscription at central panel and bottom rim. Made of heavy steel hand hammered and hand chiseled. The surface has beautifully engraved medallio

A very Rare African Carved Wood Mask with handle, the shield-like form with slightly concave back, narrow pierced eyes under concave arched brows, narrow nose with central indentation, the forehead wi

Indo -Persian shield convex form circular shape . Arabic inscription at bottom rim, from holy book Koran to invoke GodÂ’s power and blessing to win battle at bottom rim . Made of heavy steel hand h

A Fine upper/Middle Ramu River shield, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.Of unusual form, the small shield narrow with triangular area with incised design against white and the entire ground painted r

A DAYAK WAR SHIELD, Borneo, of classical form and style, the shield decorated with curvilinear patterns and remains of horizontal bands of applied hair, fine signs of age, use and wear. The rows of ha

A rare example of characteristic form, the body formed of cane in a tightly-wound spiral, lightly domed in profile, with each ring wrapped in colored thread. With applied studded steel boss and rim co

A rare example of characteristic form, the body of cane in a tightly-wound spiral, lightly domed in profile, with each ring wrapped in colored thread. With applied studded steel boss and rim connected

Province : Asian. Made : Made of hand forged steel, hand hammered and chiseled. Brass plated, in convex form. Dating: : Not known. A rare finding stunning Aisian Sikh warrior shield with hand engraved

A rare old hand hammered iron dance shield, Kirdi ethnic group, Cameroon, West Africa. A unusual form for a traditional hand hammered iron shield from the Kirdi peoples. Note the stylized form and the

wood, dark brown patina, kaolin (darkened), of oval vaulted form, carved with the representation of a small "kifwebe" mask in the centre, surrounded by flat incised band ornaments, massive handle back

Quadrangular form of wavy steel designed to deflect blows and catch opposing swords with the central hook, the face with light embossed false rivets to the boarder which appears to have originally bee

Rajput work, formed of thick hide in circular, slightly domed form and lacquered black overall. With four bosses, with fine images of Hindu deities overall, expertly rendered, primarily in gold leaf w

MUGHAL /ISLAMIC WARRIOR SHIELD ARABIC INSCRIPTION.Dated : Unknown.Province : Mughal/Islamic.Shape : Taper, convex form.Made : Made of heavy iron , hand hammered and hand chisel.Dating : Unknown.Surfac

Oromo People, a large example of characteristic form, molded in thick hide with a complex series of ridges bordered in knobs, pigmented in a deep brown and tooled overall. The reverse with semicircula

A Somalian Warriors Hide Parrying Shield (Gaschan) 19th to 20th Century. A classic example of circular form, with domed center and typical large hand grip and made from VERY hard Giraffe Hide. The Shi

Of characteristic form, carved of a single section of wood with high central boss and a continuous central ridge developing into narrow terminals. With integral grip to the reverse and incised border

A large example of characteristic form, made of hide laced to a central wooden post with integral grip, the edges bound to stripped branches with tightly-coiled hide. The obverse painted in geometrica