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Auction 30 September 2021 Ancient Weapons (A198) - Zurich

Bid on the lot list Koller Auctions : 30 September 2021 - <h3><strong>Ventes d'automne à Zurich</strong></h3><h4>Tableaux, Dessins & Estampes des Maîtres anciens & du 19e siècle • Mobilier & Arts Décoratifs • Sculptures • Tapis, Porcelaine • Argenterie • Livres & Autographes</h4><p><strong>Ventes :</strong> 29 septembre–1 octobre 2021, <strong>Exposition à Zurich:</strong> 24 - 28 septembre 2021 </p> Zurich - Zurich

Ancient Weapons (A198)

Thursday 30 September 2021 - 17:00 (CEST)

102, Hardturmstrasse - CH-8031 Zurich, Suisse

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Lot n° 1401

SPEAR German, last quarter of the...

SPEAR German, last quarter of the 15th century, for the cavalry or infantry. Narrow blade with a rhombic cross-section. Long conical socket with engraved decorative band. Round shaft, not original. L 229 cm. Provenance: - Collection M. Sigrist, Lucerne. Rare,...

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Lot n° 1402

AWL PIKE Austro-German, ca. 1500. Very...

AWL PIKE Austro-German, ca. 1500. Very long, awl-shaped square tip (L ca. 87 cm), which ends in a conical octagonal socket. Signs of corrosion. Slid-on iron-sheet hand guard is somewhat defective. Round shaft, significantly restored. H 270 cm. An exceptionally-rare...

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Lot n° 1403

LOT OF THREE QUARRELS (BOLTS OF...

LOT OF THREE QUARRELS (BOLTS OF A CROSSBOW) Swiss, 15th / 16th century. - WAR BOLT, square tip with rhombic cross-section, oak shaft, two thin long-triangular wooden fletchings, L 35.5 cm. - WAR BOLT, square tip with elongated pyramid shape, oak shaft,...

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Lot n° 1404

VISOR OF A BASCINET OR HOUNDSKULL End...

VISOR OF A BASCINET OR HOUNDSKULL End of the 14th century. Iron, in part somewhat corroded, made of one piece, in the course of an old repair, extensions with two hinges were riveted on both sides. H 15 cm, Weight 0.809 kg. An exceptionally-rare visor....

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Lot n° 1405

HELBARD Swiss or German, 1st quarter...

HELBARD Swiss or German, 1st quarter of the 16th century. Massive short square tip, long narrow trapezoidal blade with slanted, straight edge, strike mark (sword stroke ?), blade upper and lower edges minimally concave, beaked hook, mark: "U"-shaped mark...

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Lot n° 1406

HELBARD Austro-German, 1st quarter...

HELBARD Austro-German, 1st quarter of the 16th century, Maximilian form. Solid, square tip, flat towards the base, both sides with the same mark. Blade with slightly concave cutting edge. Flat beaked hook. Long langets, octagonal shaft significantly restored,...

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Lot n° 1407

HELBARD Swiss, 2nd / 3rd quarter...

HELBARD Swiss, 2nd / 3rd quarter of the 16th century. Solid, square tip, trapezoidal blade with slanted straight edge, blade upper and lower edges and beaked hooks with scalloped incisions, mark: pentagon with an eight-pointed star. Two langets and bands....

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Lot n° 1408

SWORD German, in the style of the...

SWORD German, in the style of the mid-16th century, work from the 2nd half of the 19th century. Iron hilt, original spherical pommel from ca. 1550, the entire surface is decorated with a finely carved bead pattern, flat rivet head. Octagonal quillons....

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Lot n° 1409

SWORD, SO-CALLED "CROSS SWORD" In...

SWORD, SO-CALLED "CROSS SWORD" In the German style of ca. 1500, work from the end of the 19th century. Iron hilt, long pommel, hemispherical rivet surface. Three-edged quillons, scabbard cover. Leather-covered wooden grip with oval cross-section. Square...

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Lot n° 1410

OPULENTLY DECORATED GLAIVE In the...

OPULENTLY DECORATED GLAIVE In the style of the 1st half of the 16th century, Historicism, 19th century. Long, double-edged blade with beak-like tip, and decorated spine. Etched decoration over the entire surface on a black dotted background. Between the...

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Lot n° 1411

CLOSE HELMET In the German style,...

CLOSE HELMET In the German style, 1st half of 16th century, work from the 2nd half of the 19th century. Shiny iron, one-piece helmet skull with low comb, socket for feathers. Two-piece visor with sight and air slits, hinged. Neck guard. H ca. 28 cm. *...

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Lot n° 1412

HELBARD Swiss, last quarter of...

HELBARD Swiss, last quarter of the 16th century, Ringier–Zofingen. Square tip, trapezoidal blade with slanted, straight edge, decorated with simple bow-shaped engravings and punctiform perforations, upper and lower edges of the blade as well as the beaked...

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Lot n° 1413

MORION German, Nuremberg, ca. 1580. Blackened...

MORION German, Nuremberg, ca. 1580. Blackened iron, one-piece skull with tall peak, raised brim, pointed ends on both sides, Nuremberg mark, indistinct. Skull with slight dent, pairs of holes for attaching an inner lining. H 26.7 cm. Cf. Gessler, Waffensammlung...

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Lot n° 1414

COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOUR German,...

COMPLETE SUIT OF ARMOUR German, ca. 1580. Suit of armour in shiny iron with brass rivets, complete in all its parts, comprising burgonet, one-piece skull with tall comb, neck guard, cheek guards, two-part collar, breast plate, pauldrons, gauntlets, faulds,...

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Lot n° 1415

BURGONET German, ca. 1580. Iron,...

BURGONET German, ca. 1580. Iron, in part blackened, one-piece skull with tall comb. Skull and cheek pieces with original brass rosettes. H ca. 32 cm. A beautifully-designed and very well-preserved burgonet, of the type also used in the Swiss Confederacy,...

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Lot n° 1416

EXECUTIONER'S SWORD Germany, end...

EXECUTIONER'S SWORD Germany, end of the 16th century. Iron hilt, octagonal pommel, octagonal quillons. Leather-covered square wooden grip, the narrow end wrapped with fine iron wire. Double-edged blade (L 84.2 cm, W 5.3 cm), the center with short hollow...

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Lot n° 1417

PULVERIN / FLACON In the Italian...

PULVERIN / FLACON In the Italian Renaissance style from the third quarter of the 16th century, Historicism, 19th century. Silver-plated openwork cast brass, in the shape of a flacon, with a glass core. The front and rear are opulently decorated, the center...

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Lot n° 1418

HELBARD German, ca. 1586, Claus...

HELBARD German, ca. 1586, Claus Lerchli, Kempten, for the Zurich Armory. Square tip, maker's mark at the base: a shield with a three-leaved clover, somewhat blunt, trapezoidal blade with slanted, slightly concave edge. Top and bottom edges of the blade...

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Lot n° 1419

POWDER FLASK German or Swiss, last...

POWDER FLASK German or Swiss, last quarter of the 16th century. Stag horn body (antler-fork piece). The front smoothed and engraved, depicting a distinguished husband and wife. Original iron mounts, two caps, one cap end missing, bottle cap screwed, long...

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Lot n° 1420

HELBARD Austro-Styrian, ca. 1580. Long...

HELBARD Austro-Styrian, ca. 1580. Long square tip, crescent-shaped blade. Blade and beaked hook with groups of punctiform piercings, mark: shield divided by a diagonal cross, the fields featuring shiny discs (Pangraz Taller). Long langets and band, ferrule....

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Lot n° 1421

RAPIER Italian, end of the 16th...

RAPIER Italian, end of the 16th century. Blackened iron hilt, pear-shaped pommel, flat rivet head, open knuckle guard. Large finger guards. All guards and braces have hammered surfaces. Grip wrapped with fine copper wire. Double-edged blade (L 101 cm),...

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Lot n° 1422

RIDING SWORD In the style of the...

RIDING SWORD In the style of the 2nd half of the 16th century, work from the 2nd half of the 19th century. Iron hilt, spherical pommel, rivet head. Ribbed grip wrapped with fine iron wire. Double-edged blade (L 107.3 cm), ricasso, signed "JUANEZ URIZIA"...

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Lot n° 1423

HELBARD Austro-Styrian, ca. 1580. Long...

HELBARD Austro-Styrian, ca. 1580. Long square tip and crescent-shaped blade. Blade and beaked hook with groups of punctiform perforations; mark: circular area divided into three segments by bars, featuring small shiny discs (Peter Schreckeisen). Long...

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Lot n° 1424

LINSTOCK Italian, end of 16th century,...

LINSTOCK Italian, end of 16th century, artillery device. Openwork blade with the letters "JHS" and a cross, base with bronze plaques decorated with helmeted warrior heads on both sides, and mythical creatures in cut iron. Below the base, two curved arms,...

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Lot n° 1425

LUCERNE HAMMER Swiss, in the style...

LUCERNE HAMMER Swiss, in the style of ca. 1600, work from the 2nd half of the 19th century, Lucerne. Square tip with a wider base, chiseled "L" (pseudo-mark). Hammer part with four tips. Two square parrying spikes in the center of the hammer part. Two...

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Lot n° 1426

RAPIER French, in the style of...

RAPIER French, in the style of ca. 1600, Historicism, 3rd quarter of the 19th century. Iron hilt, conical pommel with carved decoration, rivet head. Open knuckle guard. Solid grip, carved decoration: owner's initials "TR" with a crown on top, cartouche...

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Lot n° 1427

SPETUM / CORSESCA Italian, beginning...

SPETUM / CORSESCA Italian, beginning of the 17th century. Long square tip; wing-like extensions at the base on both sides. Tapered socket, langets shortened. Round shaft, significantly restored. L 276 cm. Provenance: - Collection M. Sigrist, Lucerne. Cf....

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Lot n° 1428

LUCERNE HAMMER Swiss, 1st third...

LUCERNE HAMMER Swiss, 1st third of the 17th century. Square tip with a wider base. The attached hammer section consists of four diverging long square tips, and transitions into a slightly curved, long square beak at the rear. In the center of the hammer...

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Lot n° 1429

LOT OF THREE DAGGERS OR STILLETOS -...

LOT OF THREE DAGGERS OR STILLETOS - DAGGER, Italian/Venetian, 2nd half of the 17th century, so-called "centoventi" for artillerymen. Iron hilt, olive-shaped twisted pommel, short twisted quillons. Wooden handle with spiral grooves. Square blade base,...

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Lot n° 1430

RAPIER German, beginning of the...

RAPIER German, beginning of the 17th century. Iron hilt, large plum-shaped pommel with 16 vertical grooves and beads, depiction of a double scallop on both sides, rivet head. Open knuckle guard. Grip wrapped with iron wire. Double-edged blade (L 96.5...

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Lot n° 1431

SWORD Italian or German, ca. 1630. Iron...

SWORD Italian or German, ca. 1630. Iron hilt, large, long olive-shaped pommel, vertical decorative grooves. Quillons, one large finger guard, cut wavy line decoration, tapered grip base. Leather-covered wooden grip, four iron clamps. Double-edged blade,...

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Lot n° 1432

CABASSET FOR PIKEMEN AND MUSKETEERS Beginning...

CABASSET FOR PIKEMEN AND MUSKETEERS Beginning of the 17th century. Iron, surface with hammer marks. Solid, one-part skull, original brass decorative rivets. Narrow brim, suspension hole. H 16.7 cm. A helmet shape which was widespread throughout Europe;...

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Lot n° 1433

MAIN-GAUCHE German, beginning of...

MAIN-GAUCHE German, beginning of the 17th century. Iron hilt, octagonal pommel, flat rivet head, hexagonal quillons. Grip wrapped with iron wire. Double-edged blade (L 34.9 cm), ricasso, hollow cut in the middle, with an etched sequence of letters. L...

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Lot n° 1434

COURT SCEPTER DESIGNED AS A MACE German...

COURT SCEPTER DESIGNED AS A MACE German or Swiss, 1st half of the 17th century. Head with six openwork pointed leaves with engraved decoration. Acorn-shaped end. Shaft consisting of two halves divided by a central ring with a movable ring. Wooden handle,...

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Lot n° 1435

LOT OF THREE LONG-SPEAR FRAGMENTS -...

LOT OF THREE LONG-SPEAR FRAGMENTS - LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 2nd/3rd quarter of the 16th century. Elongated lance-shaped tip, rhombic cross-section. Short conical round socket with two ornamental bands of copper. Two long langets. - LONG SPEAR, Swiss, late...

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Lot n° 1436

LOT OF TWO LONG SPEARS - LONG...

LOT OF TWO LONG SPEARS - LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 1st half of the 17th century. Square tip, the base with a nodus, short conical round socket (Schneider type 9 without nodus), one langet, the second langet mostly missing. Round shaft of 4.61 m length. - LONG...

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Lot n° 1437

LOT OF TWO LONG SPEARS - LONG...

LOT OF TWO LONG SPEARS - LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 2nd half of the 17th century. Square tip, short conical round socket (Schneider type 9), two langets. Round shaft of 4.61 m length. - LONG SPEAR, Swiss, 2nd/3rd quarter of the 16th century. Elongated lancet-shaped...

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Lot n° 1438

POWDER FLASK Swiss, ca. 1650. Pressed...

POWDER FLASK Swiss, ca. 1650. Pressed cow-horn, flat shape with rounded top and bottom edges, decorative grooves. Gilt brass mounts; oval bottom-piece, screwed; cone-shaped middle piece; screwed lid with smooth, round spout; pivotable closure arm with...

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Lot n° 1439

COMBINATION WEAPON, DEER HUNTER...

COMBINATION WEAPON, DEER HUNTER / FLINTLOCK PISTOL Jean Noël, Byschwyler, Alsace, ca. 1650/60. Iron hilt, domed pommel cap, knuckle guard ending in the quillon, knuckle guard and quillons with a pair of ornamental nodes, small lily-shaped plate, thumb...

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Lot n° 1440

PARTISAN French or Italian, 2nd...

PARTISAN French or Italian, 2nd half of the 17th century. Long, broad, tapered blade with a central ridge. The blade has a symmetrically engraved decoration towards the base. Long conical round socket, screwed on both sides. Two screwed langets, and round...

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Lot n° 1441

MAIN-GAUCHE In the Spanish-Italian...

MAIN-GAUCHE In the Spanish-Italian style of the 17th century, work of the 19th century. Iron hilt, mushroom-shaped pommel, rivet head, long quillons. Triangular guard plate, decorated with the head of a woman, stylized leaves, tendrils, flowers and fruits....

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Lot n° 1442

HUNTING SWORD German, probably...

HUNTING SWORD German, probably Saxon, 3rd quarter of the 17th century. Iron hilt, flat, open knuckle guard in the middle part with decorative discs. Small oval guard plate with punctiform perforations. Solid, square iron grip attachment with riveted buckhorn...

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Lot n° 1443

HELBARD Swiss, late 17th century,...

HELBARD Swiss, late 17th century, for officers in Berne, Vaud, Bernese Aargau. Blade-shaped tip, rhombic cross-section. Crescent-shaped openwork blade. Square parrying spike, one spike missing. Two langets and shaft bands. Original octagonal shaft. L...

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Lot n° 1444

HUNTING SWORD German, Bavarian,...

HUNTING SWORD German, Bavarian, Eichstätt ca. 1697. Iron hilt, octagonal knuckle guard, set with silver-plated brass rivets. One quillon defective. Small conical guard plate. The grip covered on both sides with buckhorn plates. Single-edged blade (L 58.2...

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Lot n° 1445

POWDER FLASK Russian, dated 1693. Ivory...

POWDER FLASK Russian, dated 1693. Ivory (walrus), elaborately carved and engraved. Spout area designed as the head of a monster, stopper with spherical handle. One side with a sculpted reclining lion. The front with round, carved medallions: 1. Adam and...

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Lot n° 1446

BELL RAPIER German, in the style...

BELL RAPIER German, in the style of the 2nd half of the 17th century, work from the 19th century. Iron hilt, plum-shaped pommel, eight grooves, decorated with carved leaves, flat rivet head. Open knuckle guard transitioning into long twisted quillons,...

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Lot n° 1447

MODEL CANON German or Swiss, dated...

MODEL CANON German or Swiss, dated 1682. Bronze barrel (L 42 cm), Cal. 18 mm, muzzle with reinforcing rings, two decorative bands with floral and acanthus decoration, and two further identical decorative bands, trunnions, handle in the shape of a dolphin;...

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Lot n° 1448

"KRIEGSGERTEL" So-called "kleiner...

"KRIEGSGERTEL" So-called "kleiner Schwendtgertel" or "Vorschwenkgertel", Swiss, ca. 1700, Lucerne, 4th model. Rectangular double-edged blade, one side ending in an angled hook. With two identical marks: a stylized lily in an oval, plus "L" for Lucerne....

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Lot n° 1449

HELBARD Swiss, last third of the...

HELBARD Swiss, last third of the 17th century, so-called "Sempacher helbard". Single-edged blade-type tip, transitioning into the beaked hook; two marks: circular area symmetrically divided by eight lines, and pointed oval with two diagonal crosses. Long...

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Lot n° 1450

MATCHLOCK GUN Polish, ca. 1700. Hunting...

MATCHLOCK GUN Polish, ca. 1700. Hunting rifle, octagonal barrel, German, signed "...THIGER A WIRTZBVRG" with seven riflings, Cal. 14 mm. Iron sights. Matchlock, rounded lock plate, pan with fire screen and sliding cover. Triple-fingered iron trigger guard....

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