antique arms, armour & militaria

216 Pages·2009·7.32 MB·English

Thomas Del Mar Ltd
In association with Sotheby’s
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
London
Wednesday 9th December 2009
AUCTION ENQUIRIES AND INFORMATION
Sale Number: 9
Code name: Windsor
Enquiries Catalogue
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd
In association with
ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA
including
THE LAMBLE COLLECTION
A COLLECTION OF HIGHLY DECORATED EUROPEAN SMALL-SWORDS
AND THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT
Thomas Del Mar Ltd
25 Blythe Road
London
W14 0PD
PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Sunday 6th December
12 noon to 4pm
Monday 7th December
10am to 7pm
Tuesday 8th December
10am to 5pm
DAY OF SALE
Wednesday 9th December 2009
at 12 noon, precisely
This auction is conducted by Thomas Del Mar Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the
back of this catalogue.
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Thomas Del Mar Ltd and NOTto Sotheby’s.
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Important Information for Buyers
All lots are offered subject to Thomas Del Mar Ltd’s Condition’s of Business and to reserves. The Conditions of Business for
Buyers are published at the end of the catalogue.
Please note that all measurements including bore sizes are approximate.
Estimates are published as a guide only and are subject to review. The actual hammer price of a lot may well be higher or
lower than the range of figures given and there are no fixed “starting prices”.
A Buyer’s premium of 20% is applicable to all lots in this sale. Excepting lots sold under Temporary Import rules which are
marked with the symbol ‡ (see below), the Buyer’s Premium is subject to VAT at the standard rate (currently 15%). Lots
offered for sale under the auctioneer’s margin scheme and VAT on the Buyer’s Premium is payable by all buyers.
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Temporary Import Rules. When released to buyers within the EU, including the UK, the buyer will become the importer and
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15%. Buyers outside the EU will normally be eligible to obtain a refund in respect of VAT, upon satisfactory documentary
evidence of exportation. Further information on this matter is available on request.
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to our Conditions of Business. All bids must be submitted in writing in good time and lots will always be purchased as
cheaply as possible (depending on any other bids received, reserves and competition in the saleroom). This service is
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0PD. Please note that collection is BY APPOINTMENTon [phone]. All lots should be cleared within one
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all incurred transfer and storage costs due to the third party will be payable prior to release.
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Eastern Arms and Armour
VARIOUS OWNERS
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A JAPANESE KATANA A JAPANESE KATANA
with curved single-edged blade, plain tang pierced with with slightly curved single-edged blade retaining some
two holes, pierced iron tsuba, fabric-bound sharkskin- wavy hamon, signed tang pierced with a single hole, in
covered grip, with two regulation brass menuki, in its shira saya
regulation leather-covered wooden saya (worn), together 68cm; 26Nin
with a note recording its surrender by 2nd Lieutenant
Kitazawa to Flying Officer Aitken at Saigon on 11th £300-400
December 1945
57cm; 22Iin blade
£200-300
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A JAPANESE W.W.II N.C.O’s KATANA, NO.144050
with curved regulation blade, steel tsuba, aluminium grip,
in its saya
67.5cm; 26Kin blade
£200-300
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A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI A JAPANESE YARI
with slightly curved single-edged blade retaining a wavy with stout blade of triangular section, cut with a red
hamon (chips), plain tang pierced with two holes, in shira lacquer-filled fuller on one side, moulded at the base,
saya signed tang, in its saya, and complete with its lacquered
56cm; 22in blade cover
19cm; 7Iin head
£400-600
£300-400
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A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI
with slightly curved single-edged blade retaining a straight
hamon, signed tang pierced with two holes, in shira saya
43.2cm; 17in blade
£300-400
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