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February Antique & Art Auction — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:537
Sale Title:February Antique & Art AuctionLots with images:139
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:400
Date:18-Feb-2014
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A French spelter bronze statuette, 'Le Forgeron (The Blacksmith)', E. Picault, the figure stands holding a large hammer on a plinth base. Minor faults. Height 56 cm
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A bronze portrait bust in Art Nouveau style of a young woman, signed indistinctly to the rear of the base. Height 42 cm
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A Karin Jonzen bronze-resin sculpture, Heredities Collection, of a seated couple with their pet dog. Height 21 cm
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Three Karin Jonzen bronze-resin sculptures, Heredities Collection, 'Aspects of Childhood'. Largest height 26 cm
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A pair of Karin Jonzen bronze-resin sculptured bookends, from the 'Aspects of Childhood' collection. Height 19 cm
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A set of five bronze-resin Shakespearean character sculptures, including Hamlet, Shylock and others. Tallest 16.5 cm
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A classical carved French statue of a standing woman, she wears a long robe, a quill to her left hand. Height 45 cm
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A finely modelled 19th century French bronze by J. Berthoz entitled 'Sac Et Stera' (Do and Hope), represented as a blacksmith standing bare-chested beside his anvil, signature and entitlement to the base, foundry marks to the reverse, original patina. Height 51 cm
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An Edwardian Pears print, 'A Christmas Offering', in original oak and gold slit frame with a decorative oak easel. 61 cm x 50 cm
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An old set of Hickory golf clubs and extras, held in an original stitched leather carry case, the ten hickory shafted clubs of various types, includes other steel shafted clubs
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A late 19th/early 20th century New Zealand (All Blacks) small sports cap, black velvet with fine stitched woven gilt wire ribbon attached and gilt wire fern and 'NZ' badge to the front
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Three Rugby Union balls, all bearing signatures of players from Waikato teams including All Blacks Aaron Hopa and Todd Miller
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A St. Andrews College, Christchurch, sports blazer (1939-1941), along with two caps
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A large taxidermied head and neck of an adult East African Masai giraffe. Length 262 cm
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A taxidermy full mount South Island spotted kiwi, standing on a simulated grassy mound with wood base, head extended forward
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A taxidermy blue Wildebeest head and shoulder mount, traditional curved horns, ears extended, striped detail to its neck
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A pair of large mounted water buffalo horns, traditional curved form, held by a central leather section with black strapping and rope binding, a metal plaque attached with a central winged eagle. Width 133 cm
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A pair of water buffalo horns, traditional curved form, mounted with a central leather covered section, rope bound detail. Width 101 cm
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A sperm whale tooth, natural form with chip to one end and small cut to the other. Length 18 cm
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An ivory African elephant tusk, one face carved with a story board with a procession of leopard, lion, rhinoceros, elephants, through to African tribal figures and huts. Length 84 cm, weight 3.7kgs
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A large and impressive taxidermy head mount of a Cape buffalo
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A vintage big game deep sea fishing rod and reel, the Penn Senator 12/0 reel in original condition and working order showing some verdigris, loaded with braided line, complete with original rod, roller tip end, coloured lashing to guides, cork grip. Length 204 cm
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A large rare W.J. Cummins (Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) kidney shaped live bait box, with belt clips to the back and maker's brass logo to lid. 17 cm x 9 cm
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A French Mitchell Garcia 602A multiplying casting reel, with chrome rimmed white plastic body, on/off check
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A French Mitchell Garcia 624 multiplier casting reel, with chrome rimmed white plastic body large handle, multiple controls and in mint condition
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An Allcock's brass fly reel, 2¾», heavy construction, bone handle and permanent check, with old line, engraved maker›s details under foot
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An Allcock's brass fly reel, 2½» with early ‹tiger stripe› line, smooth permanent check, stamped maker›s oval logo to face plate
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An Allcocks 'Easycast' blackened alloy casting reel, with multiple controls, affixed logo plaque with patent numbers, c.1940
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An Allcock & Co. 'The Conquest' 3 inch trout reel, with quick release spool, brass foot, permanent check and old vintage silk braided line
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An American Southbend Bait Co. 'St. Joe' skeleton fishing reel, in gun metal alloy, with permanent check and old line, embossed with maker's details
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A large Wheatley fly box, 'Silmalloy' metal, fitted with clips to hold 70 flies and complete with numerous flies and lures, etched logo to face. 15 cm x 9 cm
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A vintage Malloch's black japanned fly box, cream interior with extra swing leaf fitted with clips to hold 156 flies, complete with 140 wet flies, maker's logo affixed to lid. 15.5 cm x 9 cm
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Three Roman pottery antiquities, a small terracotta amphora, a moulded boat-shaped oil lamp and a pan shaped oil lamp with pinched rim to hold the wick
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Three Roman pottery antiquities, a small amphora with loop handle, a moulded boat-shaped oil lamp and a small open oil lamp dish
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Three Roman pottery antiquities, a small loop handled amphora, a squat ovoid shaped unguent jar and a boat-shaped small oil lamp
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Two Egyptian glyph panels, the larger decorated with carving in low relief of a crocodile seated upon a plinth engraved with hieroglyphs, the other fragment engraved with a multiple hieroglyph
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A collection of small Roman antiquities including bronze spear heads, along with other antiquities and small fossils
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The book 'Mrs Beeton's Household Management', with black and white and coloured illustrations. Rebound
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Six 1930s leather bound volumes of the Punch journal
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Two 19th century 'John Leech's Pictures on Life & Character From the Collection of Mr Punch', the red cloth covers with gilt and black decoration
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Three bound volumes of 'The Illustrated London News', includes two large format hard covered volumes dated 1848, the other soft covered 'The Coronation Record No.'
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A W.M.F. brass compote, with circular brass dish with glass liner, the exterior walls embossed with a pattern of flowerheads and acanthus leaves, raised on four fluted slender columns from a circular plinth base. Diameter 24 cm
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A Victorian arrangement of imitation flowers and grasses, in milk glass vase under glass dome
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Collings Productions 1.6 cm black & white film 'Job. No.1112' (Sydney Opera House) (1967) Print No.19, the film won a Silver Award for the Royal Australian Institute of Architects at the 1975 International Congress of Architects
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Two old Japanese steel bladed hand saws, with spatulate shaped blades, one with tooth cover
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An old French pine baker's bread proving board, hand hewn with eight sections for loaves
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An old European snow sled, with bentwood frame with steel runners
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Nine Waterford Crystal champagne flutes, Lismore pattern. Height 18.5 cm Rim frit to one
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Six Waterford Crystal red wine glasses, Lismore pattern. Height 19 cm
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11 Waterford Crystal white wine glasses, Lismore pattern, seven of larger size, four slightly smaller, with tapering conical bowls. Heights 15 cm and 14.5 cm
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12 Waterford Crystal spirit tumblers, Lismore pattern. Height 8.5 cm
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Six Webb Corbett spirit tumblers, cut pattern, ovoid bowls raised on swollen bases; along with a Webb Corbett cut crystal large water jug and a smaller Stuart cut crystal water jug
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A set of six Bohemian crystal wine glasses, with red flashed ovoid bowls with cut grapevine decoration, raised on faceted tapering knopped stems
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A Clyne Farquharson cut crystal water jug, decorated with a trailing leaf wheel cut pattern. Engraved signature and etched John Walsh crystal mark. Height 20 cm
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An old millefiori glass vase of specimen trumpet form, the everted frilled rim on narrow tapered neck and spherical body, the floral form glass canes in blue, tan, green, red and white tones. Height 19 cm
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An old French cameo glass scent bottle, of tall cylindrical form, the single red overlay of tulips on a mottled white ground with red and pale blue inclusions, spreading circular base, gilt metal fittings to the top, the rubber bulb absent, indistinct signature in cameo. Height 20.3 cm
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An Etling opalescent glass vase/lamp base, of swollen diamond form raised on a circular domed foot, moulded intaglio to either side with a figure of a diaphanously draped female. Crack under the base. Height excluding lamp fitting 26 cm
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A modern Lalique 'Grande Pomme' perfume bottle, the frosted body surmounted by a stopper of clear crystal formed as two leaves and a short stem. Signed under the base. Height 13.5 cm
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A good Art Deco period figural lidded jar, moulded in relief with goldfish and a kneeling mermaid as the handle, raised on three short feet, semi-frosted finish, probably French, in the Lalique manner. Height 15 cm
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A Swarovski Crystal figure of a Spanish dancer. Signed and dated 2003, in box. Height 21.5 cm Together with a signed Swarovski plaque dated 2003 and a Swarovski Collectors Society name plate 'Antonio' Martin Zendron - 2003. Sold as one lot
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A Murano chicken vase, the squat round vase in the form of a chicken with large red wattle, black beak and white and red eyes, the rim of neck in the form of the comb, mottled white ground with caramel stripes, 12 cm x 16 cm
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A Garry Nash glass vase, spherical shape, dark cobalt with 'Adventurine' foil gilt panels, signed and dated '03. Diameter 18 cm
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A large crystal ball, on a Chinese wood stand. Diameter 13 cm
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An Oceanic wooden adze haft, the simple shaft with a heel notched to accept a lashing to affix a stone blade. Length 42.5 cm
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An old African Asante elephant ivory tusk trumpet, side-blown with diamond shaped carved mouthpiece delineated from a ridged swollen carved section, other incised bands to the mildly tapered length. Weight 1.5kgs. Length 49 cm
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A selection of 10 Moa gizzard stones, various quartz, etc. Provenance: reputedly from the Coromandel region
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A Maori pottery nguru (nose-flute), of plain form with mildly curved tapered end, an open hole to the other, fired clay. Length 8 cm
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A collection of N.Z. postcards, in contemporary albums and various scenic cards from around N.Z
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A late 19th century vintage photograph reputedly showing officers and men of the N.Z. Armed Constabulary, large oval format, unframed. Together with a modern reprint of the same image showing heightened detail. 18 cm x 29 cm
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A N.Z. colonial kauri gum bust of a Maori chief with moko and feather cloak, with later shell and cord necklace. Restored. Height 12 cm
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A pair of C.F. Goldie books by Alister Taylor, published 1977, 'His Life & Painting' and 'Prints, Drawings & Criticism, Both in Original Solander Cases, Ltd. Ed
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'The Defenders of New Zealand', by Thomas Gudgeon, published 1887. Half Morocco binding with gilt title (Heroes of N.Z.). Spine absent
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A framed set of Auckland Rugby League photos commemorating the 'Opening Day - April 7, 1973 in the Presence of His Excellency the Governor General, Sir Dennis Blundell', signed and dated. 60 cm x 57 cm, framed under glass
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'History of Australasia' by David Blair, first edition, published 1879. 711+ pages with sepia illustrations and colour maps, in fully embossed red leather covers with gilt decoration, the spine with splits
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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand - Volume 2 Auckland Provincial District, first edition, published Christchurch, 1902. 1025+ pages, illustrated (one image cut out) front cover loose
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Early History of New Zealand (Brett's Historical Series), Thomson W. Leys (ed.) published by H. Brett, Auckland, 1890. Green half-calf binding with gilt titles, 728+ pages, some loose, engraved illustrations
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A NZ. indigenous 'Flower of the Underworld' wooden burl-like carved form, formed by the dactylanthus or wood rose parasitic plant, the two flowering type tall forms carved with a Balinese mermaid, fish and masks, mounted to a shaped platform base. Lengths 57.5 cm and 26 cm
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A N.Z Briar Gardner pottery flower trough of tall oval shape with blue, green and rich cream glaze effects. Length 21 cm, signed on the base
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A contemporary N.Z. studio pottery bowl sculpture, internal blue glaze, thick textured matt foaming white glaze to the exterior bowl and stepped tapered stand with two lug supports, potter unknown. Diameter approx. 27 cm
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A large pottery vase, potter unknown, squat circular shape, decorated with stylised leaf patterns in reds and teal. Height 29 cm
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A Peter Collis studio pottery raised trough form sculpture, deep blue/black glazed with textured finish, the boat form bowl raised on a ribbed tapered elliptical pedestal. 61 cm x 16.5 cm x 35.5 cm
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An early Len Castle 'Deerstalkers Inn' carafe, the compressed ovoid body with a tall mildly tapered neck, an applied pressed cartouche of deer antlers in circular form to the shoulder, burnt umber matt glaze, impressed mark. Height 20.5 cm
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A Len Castle branch pot, of slab built construction, shino glaze, artist's mark impressed at base. Height 26.5 cm
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A Len Castle stoneware shallow bowl, iron speckled green ash glaze, impressed artist's mark beside the foot ring. Diameter 29.5 cm
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A Len Castle stoneware ceremonial pourer, rich teal green glaze with tenmoku at the base and mouth, small fault at rim. Height 24.5 cm
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A Len Castle stoneware cylindrical vase, decorated with incised concentric bands with olive coloured glaze and umber pigmenting; along with a Castle milk jug with iron speckled ash glaze, impressed artist's mark to each piece. Tallest 18 cm
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An early Len Castle slab vase, mildly swollen semi-square form, the rounded shoulder supporting the short rectangular tapered neck and flat rim, wood ash glaze, some firing marks. Impressed potter's monogram to inside top rim, c.1960s/70s. 30 cm x 18 cm x 35.5 cm
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A Len Castle 'Sea Secret' bowl, finely impressed with bands of fine incised repeating decoration as a sea urchin to the interior, fine mottled effect to the exterior, black stained to the recesses on the white body. Impressed potter's mark to base. Diameter 28 cm, height 13 cm
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Campbell Hegan stoneware vase, ovoid shape with shino glaze. Artist's mark impressed under base. Height 15 cm
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A Barry Brickell salt glazed sculptured lamp base, the twisted square section formed base with an arched window to each panel rising to a spherical section with impressed repeating X-form design, the neck section above with flared form, rich mottled salt glaze in copper brown, tan and blue mottled tones. Height 43 cm
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A Luke Adams teapot, of tapering faceted circular section with a long spout and rustic handle, decorated with leaves and flowers and covered in a rich dark brown glaze. Some chips. Height 20 cm
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A Barry Brickell cylindrical jar, glazed to the slightly tapering shoulder; along with a Crewenna Pottery jug, decorated with a gestural resist design to the walls, potter's mark to each. Tallest 18 cm
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A Jim Greig pottery angular vase, of tapering oval section, the walls heavily decorated with impressed and sgraffito, artist's mark impressed under base. Height 27.5 cm
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Three pieces of pottery by Andrew Van der Putten, including a short spouted teapot, a large milk jug and a stoppered flagon. Tallest 19 cm
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Two pieces of pottery by Don Thornley; a mallet bodied bottle vase and a deep bowl, both with chino glaze, small rim chip to bowl. Height (vase) 18.5 cm
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Two pottery jugs by Don Thornley, one chino glazed, the other dark olive glazed. Tallest 13 cm
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A Peter Stichbury large lidded pottery casserole, iron speckled pale khaki glaze, potter's mark impressed to foot ring. Diameter 26.5 cm
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A large Crown Lynn hand potted white glazed vase, of barrel form with two incised bands to the central ridge, ring foot and open mouth. Shape #11. Height 22.5 cm
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Two early 20th century N.Z. stoneware Ginger Beer bottles; Swan's Wanganui, with original stopper and Thomson, Lewis & Co. Ltd. Wellington, Wanganui & Petone
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A 19th century Indonesian klewang (fighting knife), the nearly straight tapered steel blade double edged at the point, plain carved horn handle. Length 60 cm
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