Épée "piso gading" avec fourreau, 19e siècle ou plus ancien
Indonésie - Sumatra, Batak
Vendu
1 000 €
Provenance
Dorotheum, Vienna, 2 April 2012, Lot 212Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Taille
L: 74 cm
L: 29.1 inch
Description
iron / steel, ivory, base
With a magnificent, solid ivory grip in a characteristic fluted shape. The wooden scabbard is partially covered with leather.
According to Erwin Melchardt’s expertise, a first-class top piece with the best patina !
Expertise
Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS241016-316Littérature comparée
van Zonneveld, Albert G., Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 107, 421Remarques
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.