Sales catalogue: Stevens

Date:: 8 January 1929

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/21/573

Credit: Sales catalogue: Stevens. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Rare inlaid old metal stick, fine work, crutch handle powder flasks The Property of a Private Collector.’ _ finely carved horn pommel, rare when decorated with gold Dagger, of unusual type, from Sumatra, silver-mounted ; ai kris, from Java, in chased brass sheath (fine old speci- men); a scalping knife; an old Central Asian short ee 265 266) _ Caucasian dagger, with ivory hilt (curious grain) ae CO A beautiful old Arab sword of the Arabian Desert with 5] is] c Crusader type of blade and rare cuir-bouilli scabbard thant? mounted in heavy chiselled silver, unique, and a scarce HALA” type of shot flask to match ; Museum specomens eee 7 Small leaden figure of Buddha, from Siam, extremely rare in this metal; 2 Manila money rings (Benin), and a. small 14th Century Chinese bronze A unique and most curious 16th Century “ ghost-stone,” formed from a natural agate, with protruding ae ‘mounted in silver, in a shark-skin box et An ancient Chinese bronze sacrificial cup, of Archarc type, 2. '\*, and with fine patination, in perfect condition, from, a UN. tomb about 300 B.C. to 200 A.D. | pipe and cleaner, and having a curious heavy inscribed ! 17? object attached Interesting series of 7 folklore evil-eye stones (onyx), and$

Sales catalogue: Stevens

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