£3,750
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
cast bronze, consisting of one sword with inlaid pommel and ribbed handle, the blade with central ridge; one sword with inlaid cone pommel, grooved handle and linear recesses running parallel to the line of the blade; the tallest sword with concave cylinder pommel, incised handle and squared guard (3)
Provenance:
Two swords with inlaid pommels:
Private collection, United States, acquired c.1980
Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 3rd June 2009, lot 38
The larger sword:
Private collection, Germany, acquired early 2000's