antique arms & armour

252 Pages·2016·8.3 MB·English

ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR
Including items from the Dr. T.J. Mortimer Collection
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Knightsbridge, London
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ANTIQUE ARMS & ARMOUR
Including items from the Dr. T.J. Mortimer Collection
Wednesday 30 November 2016 at 11am
Knightsbridge, London
BONHAMS ENQUIRIES Consultant
Montpelier Street Antique Arms & Armour Christopher Allen IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Knightsbridge, Director [phone] Please note that lots of Iranian
London SW7 1HH David Williams [email protected] and Persian origin are subject
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to US trade restrictions which
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VIEWING [email protected] Peter Hawkins into the United States, with no
Sunday 27 November
exemptions.
11am – 3pm Administrator Please see page 2 for bidder
Monday 28 November Harriet Munckton information including after-sale Similar restrictions may apply
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JAPANESE ARMS & ARMOUR
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
1
A SUJI-BACHI KABUTO
UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD
The twenty-six plate iron bowl lacquered black, six-stage tehan-
kanemono, black lacquered mabisashi, the five lame kebiki laced kozane
shikoro with small fukigayeshi
£800 - 1,000
€900 - 1,100
US$980 - 1,200
2
A HARI-BACHI KABUTO
UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD
The twenty-six plate lacquered iron bowl with four-stage tehan-
kanemono, the koshimaki with standing rivets, the mabisashi applied
with a mon in iron, and the six lame lacquered iron shikoro with small
fukigayeshi pierced with mon
£800 - 1,200
€900 - 1,300
US$980 - 1,500
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3
A RARE KAWARI KABUTO
UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD
The iron bowl overlaid in black textured lacquer in the form of a conch shell, the mabisashi edged
with a roped brass fukurin, and five lame textured lacquered iron shikoro with plain fukigayeshi,
the lower lame trimmed with bear fur
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,700 - 2,200
US$1,800 - 2,500
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A HEAVY 10-BORE MATCHLOCK MUSKET
THE BARREL SIGNED ...SETTSU NO KAMI SUYEYUKI..., DATED 1575, THE STOCK
DATED 1875
With octagonal barrel with tulip-shaped muzzle and inlaid overall with silver dragons amidst
clouds, the signature and date and a Yahaza mon, block-shaped back-sight, brass back-action
lock with brass serpentine, cherrywood full stock decorated with Tokugawa and Minamoto mon
and repeating the barrel signature in gold lacquer, and shaped brass trigger pierced with a hole
(ramrod missing)
66.2 cm. barrel
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,200 - 3,400
US$2,500 - 3,700
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
5
FOUR IRON TSUBA
THE FIRST SIGNED MITSUNAGA SAKU, EDO PERIOD
The first decorated with a samurai on horseback in a landscape; the
second decorated with cranes and crabs in brass; the third decorated
with a cockerel and foliage, soft metal details; and the last with a silver
heron on a branch, each in a wooden box (4)
6.5 cm., 7.5 cm., 6.3 cm. and 6 cm.
£250 - 300
€280 - 340
US$310 - 370
6
A WAKIZASHI
UNSIGNED, SHINTO
The blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, iron tsuka pierced
with Kiri-mon, and oval iron tsuba chiselled and pierced with a fence
in a landscape, in its polished samé saya with shirimono kodzuka
decorated with a dragon and ken
37.8 cm. blade
£300 - 400
€340 - 450
US$370 - 490
7
A YOROIDOSHI
SIGNED ...FUJIWARA HIDEKUNI? AND DATED 1866
The heavy blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, samé wrapped
tsuka with shakudo-nanako fuchi-kashira decorated with a crane and
a turtle by a waterfall, soft metal details, menuki in the form of shakudo
caparisoned horses with gold details, and iron sukashi tsuba pierced
and chiselled with hollyhock leaves, gold details, in its black lacquered
saya
26.7 cm. blade
£900 - 1,200
€1,000 - 1,300
US$1,100 - 1,500
8
A TANTO
SIGNED KANEMITSU, SHINTO
The hira-zukuri blade cut with a single hi on each side, three mekugi-
ana, notare-midare hamon, nashiji hada, fully bound tsuka with
shakudo-nanako fuchi-kashira decorated with prunus blossoms in
silver and gold, and shakudo and gilt floral menuki, and shakudo-
nanako tsuba decorated with kiri mon in gold, in its black lacquered
saya with iron kurikata decorated with flowers and a butterfly in soft
metals, iron kojiri decorated with soft metal flower-heads, the shakudo-
nanako kodzuka decorated in gold with a crayfish
28.8 cm. blade
7 - 9 £800 - 1,200
€900 - 1,300
US$980 - 1,500
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AN AIKUCHI
DETAILS OF NAKAGO UNAVAILABLE
The hira-zukuri blade cut with bonji on each side, suguha hamon,
natural wood tsuka with the yamagane kashira in the form of a lotus
leaf, the menuki in the form of a frog and a lotus seed pod, and the
koiguchi decorated with a frog and lotus leaves, in its black lacquered
saya decorated for almost its entire length with a lotus plant in copper,
shibuichi, gold and yamagane, the seed pod head forming the
kurikata, a silver stork at the base, the yamagane kodzuka decorated
with a water boatman in gold
20.4 cm. blade
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,700 - 2,200
US$1,800 - 2,500
10
A SHOWA-TO
SIGNED ICHIHARA MICHIHIRO
The blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, in full naval pattern
mounts with polished samé saya
63.2 cm. blade
£500 - 700
€560 - 790
US$610 - 860
11
A GENDAITO
SIGNED NOSHU SEKI JU FUJUWARA KANEFUSA WITH LARGE
TANG STAMP
The blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, fully bound brass
mounted tsuka, and later brass sukashi tsuba, in its black ishime
lacquered saya
67.3 cm. blade
£500 - 700
€560 - 790
US$610 - 860
12
A TACHI
UNSIGNED, SHIN-SHINTO
The blade with one mekugi-ana, notare hamon, nashiji hada, fully
bound tsuka with brass fuchi and kabuto-gané engraved with scrolling
leaves and tendrils, large dragon menuki, and brass aoi-shaped tsuba
with dai-seppa, in its gold nashiji saya with brass mounts including
ashi decorated en suite with the tsuka
66.2 cm. blade
£900 - 1,200
€1,000 - 1,300
US$1,100 - 1,500
13
AN ITO-MAKI TACHI
SIGNED BIZEN NO SUKE MUNETSUGU, SHINTO
The blade with one mekugi-ana, gonome-midare hamon, nashiji
hada, fully bound tsuka with brass fuchi and kabuto-gané engraved
with scrolling leaves and tendrils, gilt kiri mon menuki, and brass
aoi-shaped tsuba with dai-seppa, in its gold nashiji lacquered saya
decorated with Tokugawa mon in gold lacquer, full brass tachi mounts
including ashi decorated en suite with the tsuka
69.3 cm. blade
£2,500 - 3,500
€2,800 - 3,900
US$3,100 - 4,300
12 - 13
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14
A KATANA
SIGNED MASAKIYO, KOTO
The blade with two mekugi-ana, suguha hamon, in kai-gunto mounts
with wooden saya
53.7 cm. blade
£800 - 1,200
€900 - 1,300
US$980 - 1,500
15
A CHISA-KATANA
SIGNED BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA AND DATED 1478
The blade with two mekugi-ana cut with a Bohi on each side, sugaha
hamon, itame hada, in military pattern mounts (the upper part of the
tsuka lacking)
57.7 cm. blade
£800 - 1,200
€900 - 1,300
US$980 - 1,500
16
A KATANA
SIGNED BIZEN OSAFUNE JU YOKOYAMA SUKEMORI AND
DATED 1837
The blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, fully bound tsuka with
shakudo fuchi-kashira decorated with dragons and crashing waves,
shakudo dragon menuki, and iron tsuba chiselled with a figure on an
oxen in a landscape, in its black ishime lacquered saya
64.8 cm. blade
£800 - 1,200
€900 - 1,300
US$980 - 1,500
17
A HANDACHI
SIGNED IZUMI DAIJO FUJIWARA KUNITERU, SHINTO
The blade with one mekugi-ana, notare hamon, nashiji hada, fully
bound tsuka with fuchi and kabuto gané of stippled brass with silver
bamboo decoration, copper and gilt menuki, and brass aoi-shaped
tsuba decorated with ken against a stippled ground, in its speckled red
and black lacquered saya decorated with dragonflies in black lacquer
and with koi-guchi, kurikata and kojiri decorated en suite with the
tsuka
70.1 cm. blade
£2,000 - 2,500
€2,200 - 2,800
US$2,500 - 3,100
16 - 17
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