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Pair late 19th century…
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Sydney
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26-Nov-2023
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Pair late 19th century Thai/Burmese Dha swords. Well forged single edged, curved blades, wire bound hilts, and timber scabbards. Length 69 cm (without scabbard). Provenance: Estates late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially operating in Bangkok they moved to Brisbane in 1960. Asra was the daughter of a German merchant living in Thailand whose Company imported luxury European goods, and (with Royal warrant) counted the Thai palace among their customers. Thence by descent - private collection, Canberra.
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