4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
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A RARE CHINESE QUIVER (JEBELE), QING DYNASY, 19TH CENTURY
with hinged body of cloth and purple velvet-covered hide, the borders reinforced with stitched black leather, the front applied with pierced and chased gilt copper-alloy mounts including three large stylised shòu symbols and traditional flowers, and the inner portion with three folded pockets (areas of wear, small losses), 26.5 cm high
A quiver of related type is preserved in the Brooklyn Museum (acc. no. 34. 1386).
Sold for £1,100
with hinged body of cloth and purple velvet-covered hide, the borders reinforced with stitched black leather, the front applied with pierced and chased gilt copper-alloy mounts including three large stylised shòu symbols and traditional flowers, and the inner portion with three folded pockets (areas of wear, small losses), 26.5 cm high
A quiver of related type is preserved in the Brooklyn Museum (acc. no. 34. 1386).
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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