Null Epée courte dite "GENYA"
Iron blade and pommel, wooden handle and brass wir…

Description

Epée courte dite "GENYA" Iron blade and pommel, wooden handle and brass wires. TOPOKE - Democratic Republic of the Congo. H. 50.5 cm H. 53 cm (with base). Accompanied by a certificate from André Schoeller.

299

Epée courte dite "GENYA" Iron blade and pommel, wooden handle and brass wires. TOPOKE - Democratic Republic of the Congo. H. 50.5 cm H. 53 cm (with base). Accompanied by a certificate from André Schoeller.

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Primary Money - Africa - Congo, 1 Ngombe or Poto short sword, broad double-edged iron blade with ornamental piercings and notched ornaments, balloon-shaped pommel wrapped in hide, sheet metal and wire winding, the balloon-shaped pommel is said to contain protective substances, signs of age, hide partly damaged, corroded, l approx. 63 cm plus 1 axe, Central Africa, round wooden handle, iron wedge, decorated, signs of age, corroded, edge with traces of use, l approx. 52 cm, shipping to non-EU countries is unfortunately not possible for these items

Primary Money - Africa - Central Africa, 3 different ceremonial swords, weapon money, pre-coinage means of payment, so-called primitive money, broad double-edged iron blades with notched or grooved decoration, wooden pommels, some with wire winding, signs of age, blades with notches, winding partly loose, one wooden pommel damaged, l approx. 60 - 65 cm

Primary money - Africa - Congo, 2 Ikula knives, ceremonial knives, (knives of peace), the Kuba with broad, curved iron blade with central ridge and short wooden handle with pommel and metal inlays, signs of age, cutting edges with notches, minimally corroded, l approx. 36 cm

Primary Money - Africa - 3 conda swords or knives, weapon money, pre-coinage means of payment, so-called primitive money, iron, forged, wooden handles, wrapped with wire, iron blades decorated with rivets, partly decorated, signs of age and use, handles partly damaged, l approx. 42 - 47 cm

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]