The Andrew Newall Collection of Weapons and The Vyvyan Myerson Collection of Cut-Steel and Cutlery
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 18 October 2021
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000USD 335 - 446
About this Item
An Italian halberd, 17th century with crescent-shaped axe blade and carved beak-shaped back section, with cut-out decorations, lacking grip, spike length 56cm; an Indo Persian steel lance butt, 18th century, the octagonal top section with two graduating lobed spheroid sections below, each capped to both ends with serrated and petal borders, with spike below, splits, 31cm long; and an Indo Persian lance or lance butt, 19th century, with a grooved collar terminating in a short faceted metal spike, the remainder of bamboo shaft, total metal section 19cm long, the metal spike 8,5cm long (3)
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