Lot Essay
A similar example to the long blade is illustrated in G C Stone, Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armour, London, 2000, p. 348.
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THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO CHINESE STEEL PARRYING WEAPONS
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Later mounted
41 ½ in. (105 cm.) high; 24 ½ in. (62 cm.) wide overall
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Later mounted
41 ½ in. (105 cm.) high; 24 ½ in. (62 cm.) wide overall
Provenance
The first: 'Blue Wave', Kennebunk, Massachusetts, 7 September 1937.
The second: Francis Bannerman and sons,. New York, 10 May 1944.
The John Woodman Higgins Armoury Collection until 2013.
The second: Francis Bannerman and sons,. New York, 10 May 1944.
The John Woodman Higgins Armoury Collection until 2013.
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