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LOT #102
Chinese Weapon Assortment
(3) items including shuang jian style twin double-edged daggers fitting in same polished ray skin and brass sheath; a single jian style double-edged dagger having (4) inlaid characters on one side and Longquan 7-star motif inlaid on both sides, having scabbard; and a dao style single-edged curved blade dagger having fuller on each side, with scabbard
Estimate: $100 - $200
Hammer Price: $275
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
Dimensions: Width: 1 inches, Length: 16 7/8 inches (Longquan jian, unsheathed, tip to pommel (longest))
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age and normal use; light to moderate oxidation to blades; Longquan jian unsharpened, loose in handle, ,wear to handle and scabbard including cracks and losses exposing wood core on both sides; shuang jian scabbard having loose portion of brass ornamentation and areas of finish loss to metal portions throughout; dao slightly loose in scabbard
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)