Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

Chinese Bronze Weapon Assortment

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Estimated price: $200 - $400

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Chinese Bronze Weapon Assortment

(3) archaic style items including a ge halberd blade head, jian dagger having jade / hardstone guard, handle and pommel and a Shang Dynasty-style double-edged curved ram head pommel dagger, all having collection labels; please note: this item was reportedly found with item(s) in lots 57, 59, 73 and 95

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Length: 5 1/2 inches, Width: 11 1/2 inches (ge dagger axe (widest))

Condition: Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; weathering / corrosion to bronze blades, shaft and handle

Disclaimers: The sticker affixed to this item was not confirmed by the Museum and is likely spurious; please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Asian

Estimated Sale Time: 10:54 am CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 23, 2022, 1:01 pm

Condition: Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; weathering / corrosion to bronze blades, shaft and handle

Dimensions: 11.5 x 5.5 in