Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma, Italy
Terms of sale
View demo
- I lotti verranno aggiudicati definitivamente in sala durante l’asta che si svolgerà il 18 ottobre 2020 dalle ore 11:00 CEST per i lotti 1-202 e dalle ore 15.00 CEST per i lotti 203 - 470 presso Crespi Bonsai Museum in S.S del Sempione, 37 20015 Parabiago.
The auction has ended
|
LOT 2:
EIGHT CHINESE BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE
more...
|
|
|
Sold for: €1,200
Start price:
€
1,000
Estimated price :
€1,500 - €2,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
More details
|
EIGHT CHINESE BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE
China, late Shang–early Zhou dynasty
One with a animal head in relief.
26,5 cm the largest
Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 1995 and 2000.
The dagger-axe has been for many centuries the most important weapon available to the Chinese army. It consists of a double blade inserted trought the tang on a wooden stick, and had devastating effects especially when handled by a man on a charriot.
