Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Thursday 13th of July 2023

Lot No Description Est Image
551 A 19th Century Fijian Kiakavo (or gun stock) cutting club, terminating in a domed knop, 90cm 600-800
552 A 19th Century Fijian Vunicau (or root stock) crushing club, the handle carved 20cm tradition zig zag within lines, 114cm 600-800
553 A 19th Century Fijian throwing club (I Ula Drisia) with bulbous root stock head, the centre of the handle with 2.5cm binding, the 14cm base of the handle with geometric zig zags between lines 41cm l 200-300
554 A 19th Century Fijian Cula Cula paddle club with break to central shaft 74cm l 100-150
555 A Western Australian Aboriginal Woomera (spear thrower) 55cm l x 13cm w 50-100
556 A 19th Century Japanese Wakizashi Koshirae (side sword) likely from the Satsuma rebellion with pierced iron tsuba signed 'Kunihiro' and tightly bound tsuka on ray skin (no menuki), leather clad saya and copper habaki, the blade length excluding habaki 41cm, the tang is unsigned,the overall length including the saya 62cm 200-300
557 A 1913 Remington bayonet complete with scabbard 40-60
558 A Second World War Japanese NCO's sword with wooden grip, the 77cm blade marked 79798 and complete with steel scabbard 150-200
559 Hamburger Rogers & Co, King Street, Covent Garden, a Victorian Royal Artillery Officer's sword with etched blade and complete with scabbard 100-150
560 A French chassepot bayonet, the blade dated 1878 (no scabbard) 40-60
561 A Lee Metford mark 1, type 2 bayonet, the base of the blade with numerous marks, complete with leather scabbard and leather frog marked C T Brock & Co. 80-120
562 A Wilkinson 1907 patent bayonet complete with leather scabbard, the unmarked blade with broad arrow 60-80
563 A Spanish bayonet, the blade marked 41868 complete with leather scabbard 50-75
564 A Japanese Type 30 bayonet with wooden grip, the blade with star mark and complete with scabbard 40-60
565 A French chassepot bayonet, the blade dated 1868 with brass grip and metal scabbard 40-60
566 A French chassepot bayonet, the blade dated 1880 with wooden grip and metal scabbard 40-60
567 A South African? sword with pierced grip, the blade cut down to 44cm, the top of the grip marked L J Pierrot 1845, together with a Continental sword, the blade cut down (hilt damaged) 50-75
568 A Victorian turned and painted police truncheon (some paint loss) and 1 other plain turned truncheon 39cm (damage to end) 100-150
569 Two Victorian life preservers 9cm and 8cm 100-150
570 A William IV turned and painted tipstaff 37cm 100-150
571 A pair of 19th Century iron handcuffs complete with key marked 4Hiatt 40-60
572 A 19th Century wooden Police?/bird rattle 17cm x 18cm 40-60
573 A Berks Constabulary presentation truncheon marked Berks Special Constabulary 50-75
574 George Butler and Company, a 19th Century Bowie knife, the 22.5cm blade marked George Butler and Company Trinity Works Sheffield England with horn grip, leather scabbard 200-300
575 A Kukri with 30cm blade and horn grip, 2 skinning knives and leather scabbard 150-200