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Genuine London Sterling Silver ferruled opener with a hand carved cylindrical shaped mother of pearl handle and mirror polished steel blade. WOW! Cap and ferrule are fully hallmarked with the letter “d” denoting 1899. The lion passant, leopards head and maker’s mark (As& Hn) fully…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-6245
- Provenance/Origin: 1899. Makers Mark. London
- Composition: Sterling Silver, Mother of Pearl, steel
- Dimensions: 8.75" total x 3.5" blade
- Weight: 1 pound with box
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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Directly from Madura, this Keris was passed on through 2 generations. Madura is an Indonesian island off the northeast coast of Java and is inhabited by 3.65 million Madurese. Keris have been produced for centuries. It is divided into three parts: blade (wilah), hilt…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-0199
- Provenance/Origin: Madura Indonesia. Generational family. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Wood and various metals
- Dimensions: 20.5" in sheath x 6.75" at widest point
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 395.00 USD
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Phurba, also Phurwa, is a ritual object used to dispel and destroy obstacles. It was originally used to mark out the perimeter of a sacred building (temple or monastery). Since then it was used in ritual and sacred ceremonies. The three sided blade…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-9235
- Provenance/Origin: Katmandu. Village on the Bagmati River. Circa late 1800s to early 1900s.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 20" long x 1.75" wide x 2" deep
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 255.00 USD
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Detail: The Shou Xing handle represents the God of Long Life and Longevity. This god is the third god of the Gods of Good Fortune. This is a heavy and study cane. The copper sheath or shaft – that houses a steel blade –…
Continue reading → - Item Number: O-5695
- Provenance/Origin: China. Handle: Circa early- to mid- 1900's
- Composition: Metal, brass, copper, bronze
- Dimensions: 34" cane x 4.5" grip. Spike exposed with handle is 26"
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Detail: Hilt and scabbard are carved from bone or from some resin composite material (although I have never seen a resin composite come out of Sumatra that is this old). ASO (human-like) traditional figures are carved at both ends and insects, geckos and plant life are carved on…
Continue reading → - Item Number: W-1605
- Provenance/Origin: Sumatra. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Bone or composite
- Dimensions: 17.5" long. Blade is 10" long
- Weight: .5 pound
- Price: $125.00 USD
