Blue Lake Auction - June 4th

SUPERB VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11

VERY FINE SOUTH ITALIAN BLACK GLAZED POTTERY SESSIL KANTHAROS

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Clinton Twp, MI, United States

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Blue Lake Auction - June 4th

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This action-packed sale brings you items purchased on the European market, decades ago, in storage until now. Included are swords, polearms, daggers, Japanese arms, and other weapons along with historic, Oriental, and Tribal artifacts. As well, we are offering ancient Viking, Roman, and Greek jewelry professionally refurbished by the Fagan Arms studio for modern wear. And we've faced the biggest auction unknown by providing economical in-house shipping for all items with domestic shipping prices posted upfront.

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BENIN CEREMONIAL SWORD ADA MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURT: From the famed Reuben Reubens collection (original Bonham’s London Auction tag attached), 33 1/4" length, carved wood with a long, shaped grip and fanciful shaped blade with acutely raised false

0001: BENIN CEREMONIAL SWORD ADA MADE FOR THE ROYAL COURTEst. $1,150-$1,500$570

SPANISH PLUG BAYONET DAGGER LATE 18th CENTURY-1800: Made in Albacete. Large example with 8 1/4” elongated leaf-shaped blade, iron cross guard, and barrel form bone grip flanked by conical brass mounts with line banded ends. See Armas Blancas en

0002: SPANISH PLUG BAYONET DAGGER LATE 18th CENTURY-1800Est. $400-$450$200

SUPERB VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11: Ring size 11. The oval bezel is just over 1 1/2” in length. Broad overlapping prong band allowing for some adjustment. The large oval bezel with recessed border and stipple line flanked broad

0003: SUPERB VIKING SHIELD RING C. 9TH-10TH CENTURY, SIZE 11Est. $2,500-$3,000$1,250

ACTUAL PAGE PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania. Beginning the Fourth Day of December 1682. First edition of the first volume of three published by Franklin in

0004: ACTUAL PAGE PRINTED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLINEst. $200-$250$100(1 bid)

SAXON GERMAN FLATTENED HORN POWDER FLASK: Dated 1590. Body only, the mounts likely stripped for the scrap drives of WWII. 10” length with characteristic Saxon “roped scales” edge decoration. One side with Bacchanalian

0005: SAXON GERMAN FLATTENED HORN POWDER FLASKEst. $800-$1,000$400

A 17th CENTURY GERMAN OR SWISS WAR SCYTHE: The war scythe has been described as a "peasant's weapon" and as with the morning star, suffered from the myth that they were farm tools pressed into service. In fact, German and Swiss arsenals

0006: A 17th CENTURY GERMAN OR SWISS WAR SCYTHEEst. $4,250-$4,500$2,100

TWO HAND SWORD OF LANDSKNECHT TYPE: South German or Austrian, C.1580. Landsknechts, as the name implies were foot soldiers, and mercenaries skilled in hand-to-hand combat earning great recognition for their skill in the late 15th and

0007: TWO HAND SWORD OF LANDSKNECHT TYPEEst. $15,000-$17,000$7,500

VERY FINE SOUTH ITALIAN BLACK GLAZED POTTERY SESSIL KANTHAROS: 3rd-2nd century BC. 5". Characteristic form with vertical panels of alternate chevron motif over frieze of Vitruvian scroll. Upper band of vertical hatch work. Two small chips as shown. Very fine

0008: VERY FINE SOUTH ITALIAN BLACK GLAZED POTTERY SESSIL KANTHAROSEst. $2,500-$3,000$1,250

CHINESE ELITE CAVALRY HELMET, LATE 18th-EARLY 19th CENTURY: Iron, made of riveted and forged segments with two piece skull, with waisted cylindrical top mount supporting a plume holder. A little over 10” height. The base pierced for a cloth and plate

0009: CHINESE ELITE CAVALRY HELMET, LATE 18th-EARLY 19th CENTURYEst. $2,500-$3,000$1,250

SPANISH RAPIER, 18TH CENTURY: Cruciform hilt in the Renaissance Revival spirit of the second half of the 18th century. Brass hilt with palmette guard terminals. Basket weave pattern grip with reeded sides inset with a heraldic

0010: SPANISH RAPIER, 18TH CENTURYEst. $600-$700$300

FINE AND RARE DAYAK HEADHUNTER'S BEADED HEADDRESS: Last quarter of the 19th century. Cylindrical, 6 3/4”, 4 1/4” height. The body covered with red coarse weave cloth and overlaid with a panel of finely loomed bead work in mystical motifs

0011: FINE AND RARE DAYAK HEADHUNTER'S BEADED HEADDRESSEst. $900-$1,000$450(1 bid)

WESTERN EUROPEAN BALLOCK DAGGER C.1500: English or Dutch/Flemish. 8 5/8" wedge section blade, flat on the left side, the right with angled edge for half its width combining with the sharply angled false edge to form a spear point. Lobed

0012: WESTERN EUROPEAN BALLOCK DAGGER C.1500Est. $1,880-$2,200$940

UNKNOWN 19TH CENTURY SWORD: 28 ½” length with 22 ¼” broad fullered blade. Fragmentary partial hilt.

0013: UNKNOWN 19TH CENTURY SWORDEst. $25-$100$12

ANCIENT VIKING WEDDING RING C.850-1050 AD SIZE 11 1/4: Broad, rounded band, 4.1mm. Large size 11 1/4. Lightly textured overall from burial and professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored. Vikings exchanged rings on the pommel of the

0014: ANCIENT VIKING WEDDING RING C.850-1050 AD SIZE 11 1/4Est. $175-$200$86

CELTIC PROSPERITY RING NECKLACE C.400-100 BC: Before the Roman invasion of the British Isles, rings of bronze, silver, and gold were used as a means of exchange, particularly in Ireland. Most exchanges of goods and property were conducted by

0015: CELTIC PROSPERITY RING NECKLACE C.400-100 BCEst. $135-$160$66

CRUSADER'S CROSS PENDANT NECKLACE, 11TH-13TH C.: Silvered bronze. Circular, 23.0mm, 0.90" pierced with a cross potent, i.e. with "crutches" at the beam ends. That form is also known as the Crusader's cross, having been an element in the arms of

0016: CRUSADER'S CROSS PENDANT NECKLACE, 11TH-13TH C.Est. $400-$500$200

VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE, C. 950-1050 AD: Just over 5/8" height plus the suspension loop. The Viking heart in its fully developed form cusp top and deeply incised line borders. The field with a formalized trefoil or fleur de lys of

0017: VIKING HEART PENDANT NECKLACE, C. 950-1050 ADEst. $200-$250$100

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 5TH-7TH CENTURY: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into

0018: ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 5TH-7TH CENTURYEst. $150-$175$74

TUDOR/RENAISSANCE RING, 15TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 8 1/4: Gilt bronze, size 8 1/4 with rounded face band 4.1mm flaring broadly to the chevron finely incised shoulders. Interestingly, one side is worn more than the other indicating that it was worn next

0019: TUDOR/RENAISSANCE RING, 15TH-17TH CENTURY, SIZE 8 1/4Est. $150-$200$74

ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2: Gilt bronze, size 2 for wear on the small finger between the first and second joints as was the custom. 2.9mm rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste. Rounded rectangular bezel

0020: ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING C.100-300 AD, SIZE 2Est. $150-$200$74(1 bid)

VIKING BATTLE AXE, 9TH-11TH CENTURY: Well forged iron, 7 1/4” height. Circular eye, with top expanded in both directions for added stability. Elegantly shaped bit of backswept form. These were both thrown as did the Franks, and

0021: VIKING BATTLE AXE, 9TH-11TH CENTURYEst. $750-$1,000$375

JAPANESE DOUBLE POINT ARROWHEAD KARIMATA: Edo Period. 7 1/2” length. Dual points, each medially ridged with a pierced triangle at their convergence. Tapered tang. These were used ceremonially and as votives. The general form in a

0022: JAPANESE DOUBLE POINT ARROWHEAD KARIMATAEst. $225-$250$110(1 bid)

IFUGAO HEADHUNTER'S CHARM C.1850: Under Spanish colonial rule, Philippine natives lived in isolation, relatively unaffected by the outside world. In the North, headhunting, and cannibalism were part of most cultures. The Ifugao of

0023: IFUGAO HEADHUNTER'S CHARM C.1850Est. $75-$100$36

CELTIC IRON KNIFE C.400-100 BC: Pre-Roman Briton. Slightly under 5" overall with characteristic inside curved wedge section blade. Tapered tang for embedding in a grip without a guard. Knife styles varied according to the fighting

0024: CELTIC IRON KNIFE C.400-100 BCEst. $200-$300$100

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