MID-19TH C WHALEBONE DAGGER FROM

RARE SAILOR MADE KNITTING NEEDLES Mid 19th c., whalebone and carved baleen and wood knitting needles, 13" l.

Western Europe, Italy, ca. mid-19th century CE. A forged-iron dagger with a tang mounted inside of a wood and brass handle. The double-edged blade features two shallow fullers, a pointed tip, an etche

Mid-19th c. Mahdist War Vintage Dervish Arm Dagger, with crude steel blade having single centered runnel flanked by six crescent stamps, the handle with 'bird-eye' engravings, 11" long overall. Good c

Indonesia, from South Sulawesi, blade is mid-19th century CE, scabbard and handle are late 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a keris (kris), with a narrow, sinuously curving blade and an intricat

**First Time At Auction** Western/Central Europe, Germany, ca. mid-19th century CE. A forged-steel hunting dagger with a lengthy body with etched foliate motifs, sharpened edges, and a pointed tip. Th

Of a characteristic form with embossed silver handle and scabbard, double-edged curved blade of Wootz steel with pronounced rib and gold inlay (koftgari) at the forte. Ca. mid 19th century. Dimensions

Whole Steel Persian Qajar Jambiya Dagger Early to Mid 19th Century with Wootz Blade. Finely chiseled with animals images in gold inlaid frames. Dimensions: 17" total length, length of the blade - 10.5

Fine large Peking carpet, North China, mid-19th century, having gold medallions on a blue ground. Provenance: Christie's, London "Interiors" sale, May 24, 2017, lot 102. [19' 5" x 13' 2"]. In good con

Shahsevan khorjin face, Trans-Caucasus or Northwest Persia, mid-19th century. Only a handful of fine sumak khorjin faces with this composition are known and they always attract attention. The large oc

Kizil Ayak ensi, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. This engsi is of the rare non-hahli type with an open field displaying three vertical rows of tall trees with serrated leaves and a solitary ashik blos

Monumental mid 19th century French oak bookcase, having a molded cornice above a relief carved frieze with rinceaux flanked by classical masks, rising on three partially glazed doors with relief carve

Yomut chuval, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century.A crisp, clear picture of Yomut weaving is captured in this delightful chuval. The strong contrasting border may be a variant of the tuning-fork type seen

Mid 19th century French Louis XVI ormolu bronze center bowl, having green marble basin and rams head handles, 14 3/4" h x 23 1/2" w x 11" d. Provenance: from a California collection.

Tekke torba, 6-guls, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century."Disappearing" guls have a particular appeal to diehard Turkmen collectors and there are several superb examples in the Marsh Collection that displa

DESCRIPTION: Equestrian painting attributed to T.C. Freeman due to manner of painting and subject matter. Marked on the 19th Century stretcher: "Oct 15 1861 T C." MEASUREMENTS: 23 3/4" X 27 3/4", 27 1

Tekke torba, 6-guls, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century.The tuning-fork border, crested bird heads, crisp drawing, and small blue-green blossoms appearing as amulets throughout the field offer nice surpri

Exceptional mid 19th century Chinese tripod censer, in the shape of full bodied foo dog, with two handles, famille rose decorated, turquoise and pink ground and partial gilding, 16" h x 10 1/2" w. Pro

Pair important Chinese mid-19th century rosewood armchairs with mother of pearl inlaid and with blue and white porcelain plaques, 39"Hx24.8"x19" each

A good mid 19th century Continental rosewood grande sonnerie striking and repeating Vienna regulator The gong block stamped Ditmair The case surmounted by C-scroll and floral swag cresting above a sha

A very beautiful Chinese mid-19th century rosewood altar table with legs carve in bamboo motif and skirt carved in bamboo leaf motif, a very beautiful example, 34.1"Hx36.75"x18.25"

Yomut chuval, Igdyr tribe, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. Bedecked in a spectrum of delightful colors, this outstanding chuval displays the traditional layout of nine well-articulated guls and delica

Tekke chuval, aina gul design, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. It seems that aina gul Tekke pieces display, in general, a higher degree of sumptuous fineness than many other patterns in the Tekke repe

French Louis XVI style ebony and satinwood table, mid 19th century, having a marquetry inlaid surface with a floral arrangement medallion framed by acanthus scrollwork and rinceaux, the whole centered

Yomut Ensi or Small rug, Turkmenistan, mid-19th century. In Yomut weaving small rugs like this one are reported to have been used as ensis to cover the door opening to the yurt. The more conventional