Bronze axe head - Archaic Persia, Luristan (Louristan), Circa 1000 BC Copper alloy axe head, with cylindrical socket, pointed blade and four spikes. Length 22.5cm Height 6.5cm Bibliography and auction[...]
Sword hooksfor belts are extremely rare. I have acquired two of them from the same collection, which are sold separately. (possibility of joining with a 10\% discount on the total price) References a[...]
Sword hooks for belts are extremely rare. I have acquired two of them from the same collection, which are sold separately. References are sorely lacking for this type of object. They are known from t[...]
Origin: France Period: 800 - 600 BC Dimensions: 15.2 cm (H) x 10.2 cm (W) x 5.1 cm (D) Magnificent sickle head used by Celtic druids in a ceremony: on the sixth night after the full moon of the winter[...]
Description of the Shinto katana: This Shinto katana features a ubu-configured blade with a single mekugi-ana, thus retaining its original integrity. The tempering pattern (hamon) is a gunome-midare, [...]
Wakizashi BladeLate Koto period circa 1500/1550The blade in Saki Zori shape and Shinogi Zukuri profile.Nagako (blade tang) in Kaku Ichi Monji shapeYakiba (tempering line) in Toran Ha typeThe Nagasa (b[...]
Templar Pot Helmet in wrought iron. The structure is composed of five folded and beaten iron plates, reinforced internally in the upper part by two other plates subjected and joined by internal rivets[...]
Strong double-edged fuller with a long, narrow fuller on both sides. A small corrosion hole at the lower end of the fuller. A circular cross inlaid in brass on one side.Widely projecting, straight, sq[...]
bronze sword, pistiliform blade with diamond-shaped section, handle with 7 rivets, label with remains of writing marked "Pont de Frans 1962" length: 70 cm, 4.5 cm at the widest point
This spearhead is old, it comes from an archaeological collection. My skills being unfortunately limited in this area, I have difficulty precisely situating this object in time and space, but asian or[...]
VERY RARE DAGGER KNOWN AS "CINQUEDEA" Italy late 15th early 16th century. Triangular blade, double-edged, iron blade, grooved in the middle, the central part with double fulling, an oval punch on a gi[...]
Decoration of the Order of the Holy Cross. Bronze cross with gold leaf, jointed to be sewn on the cloak. Object of great charm and rarity. The four arms of the cross show four small flower crosses, a[...]
Spectacular medieval closed helmet, composed of a bearded helmet from the first half of the fifteenth century of Milanese origin and a healthy visor and chin guard added in the late fifteenth century.[...]
Templar amulet with the Cross Patent engraved and the inscription 'ETIOT'. A transverse hole allowed the object to be hung around the neck as an amulet.Interesting esoteric symbolism on carnelian. XI[...]
Exceptional Ring - Seal of Knight Templar in silver with the Templar symbol of the two Knights on a Horse. Around the motto 'SIGILLUM MILITUM XPISTI'. (SEAL OF THE KNIGHTS OF CHRIST).This very rare o[...]
Japanese Katana sword, the blade mounted in shirasaya, unsigned, attributed to Osafune Tsuneie. Tsuka braided in brown silk on white shagreen. Menukis depicting a chillong. Tsuba marugata in wrought i[...]
Extremely rare Templar ring in silver with Cross pattée in red enamel on a white enamel background. Classic emblem of the Knights Templar.
The object is in hammered silver, with two cross pattée in [...]
torque / honorary necklace for warrior of Celtic and Gaulish customs, but taken up by the Romans.
piece of more than 2000 years approximately
very beautiful state of conservation
very beautiful fin[...]
Bactrian civilization, 3rd to 2nd century BCE. Rare and superb bronze dagger, with very elaborate relief decoration representing a seated deity (Gilgamesh?) at the end of the hilt and a lying chimera [...]
Incredible size and condition Luristan bronze dagger. Total length is 40,5cm. Very big round grip shape. No big damage. Blade in full size. Period: 1100 BC to 900 BC. – Iron Age I.
Large pendant in the shape of a 'Templar Cross Patent', in solid silver and light blue glass pastes, like God, celestial and red, like the blood shed by the Templars for the Holy Cross. (cm.9,5 gr.37,[...]
Very rare bronze representation of 'Baphomet' in an esoteric medallion of the Knights Templar. Above the figure of the controversial demon idol is the Holy Cross, and in the mouth a cabochon of red g[...]
Bronze ring with engraved glass paste. The depiction at the top of the three crosses of Mount Golgotha is one of the symbolisms repeated in objects of Templar matrix. In the center parallel lines, an[...]
Exceptional bronze Templar ring with superficial traces of pure gold now abraded. A knight templar in armor from the late fourteenth century invites a lion out of its cage to fight, but the lion pref[...]
Spearhead
China, Han dynasty ?
Bronze
H. 34.5; L 7.5 cm
A foliate bronze spearhead, with a semi-plastic anthropomorphic Janus head in relief at the base and on both sides - two semi-circular [...]
Bronze ring with a square front divided diagonally as if it were a coat of arms, and with in the upper part two war crosses composed of axes and a silver bead engraved with the hexagram, probably the [...]
On the obverse is the cross Patente composed of four war axes, symbol of the Knights Templar. On the reverse in the center is the 'Magic Square' with the Cross in the center within other squares with [...]
Beautiful and unique bronze Renaissance piece with the addition of an iron ring with hook in a later period and thus converted into a counterweight for Roman scales (hand scales).
Height: 6 cm
Exceptional Templar plate in silver, probably for ceremonies, made of a hammer-hammered plate with a twisted border. The seal imprinted on the brim determines the illustrious provenance: "SIGILLUM MI[...]
Rare cannon from 1681 in honor of Antonio Paes de Sande, advisor to the interim government of the island of Goa from 1678 to 1681. Length 74 cm If you are interested in this object please contact me b[...]
Rectangular bronze ring, with a high relief showing a Knight with a sword, appointing a young man as a Knight. The bob hair of the two characters allows us to date the ring to the 14th century.
Square Templar medallion in mercury-plated metal depicting a fortified castle with eight towers. An imaginative interpretation of a 'Magic Square'. Around the Castle, esoteric symbols with beasts and [...]
Templar war pendant amulet, to be hung around the neck in contact with the body, with the representation of the three crosses of Golgotha and a stylized bird of prey. On the sides are two six-pointed [...]
Frederick Templar signet ring, in bronze with the depiction of two greyhounds facing each other. Laterally on the stem, two Templar crosses are flanked by arrows and concentric globes repeated. Object[...]
Very rare embossed copper bracelet with the Cross of the Jerusalem Knights in the centre, with residues of pure gilding. The central cameo in black glass paste bears the engraved and gilded Jerusalem [...]
MASTERPIECE - TACHI KOTO ZAIMEI “YUKIHIRA” FROM THE KAMAKURA PERIOD, MORE THAN 800 YEARS OLD, N.T.H.K CERTIFIED, WITH SAYAGAKI “KISHIN DAIYU YUKIHIRA”.
The swords are described according to current[...]
Ring of the Templars with two winged dragons facing sideways to defend the Holy Cross. The oxide and thick patina dull the shine of the composition. The ring is exhibited in Milan on the occasion of [...]
Medaglia d'argento dei Cavalieri Templari con ago bibefala, simbolo del signor cristiano e del potere imperiale, inciso in un bordo composto da globi appuntiti e un'iscrizione in bizantino. Al centro,[...]
Splendid tanto whose blade dates from the Muromachi period (15th, beginning of the 16th century)
double-edged blade of about 22 cm
habaki in two parts with gold leaf
hamon of the Hitatsura type
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Rare wrought iron knife blade. The surface patina shows that the object has spent a long time in water. The fragile material handle has disappeared. French work, probably before the 16th century.
Incredible and ancient Tachi Koto blade, from the Kamakura/Nambokucho period (14th century) in calligraphic Shirasaya (Sayagaki) by Doctor "Honma Junji" known as Kunzan (1904-1991). (Grand Expert F[...]
TANTO
Japan, Kotō period (12th-14th century)
Steel, copper, gold, cotton
Long. total: 37; long. blade: 23 cm
Hira tsukuri Kashira and fuchi type blade with relief decoration and enhanced with g[...]
Very beautiful and old (15th century) blade of Wakizashi Bizen, Zaimei 備州長船勝光 "Bishu Osafune Katsumitsu" with its very beautiful Koshirae from the Edo period, Daimyo registration - No NBTHK or NTHK ce[...]
Very old Koto blade from Wakizashi in Shirasaya in very good condition, Zaimei (Signed) "Bishu Osafune Norimitsu" 備 州長 船 則 光 and dated "Kansho 6" 寛 正 ６ 年 二月 日, ie February 1465. (15th century)
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Rare dagger or dagger in bronze, lobed handle, ribbed triangular blade, from ancient Persia / Luristan (Lorestan) in the Near East, from the 1st millennium BC. This dagger is in good condition. It is [...]
Very rare and old Tachi Koto blade from the 15th century, long, very thin, very light, very beautiful, signed "Sukesada" and certified NBTHK, in its Shirasaya calligraphy by Hon'ami Kozon (Kao).
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