WW2 Polish Parachute Qualification Wings. These were earned by: 2773 Wladyslaw M…

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WW2 Polish Parachute Qualification Wings. These were earned by: 2773 Wladyslaw Marynowski. Kan.1 SBS.MG Kanonier (Private) Artillery 1st Polish Parachute Brigade.

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WW2 Polish Parachute Qualification Wings. These were earned

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TANAKA SOKAKU: A FINE SHAKUDO NANAKO FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH WINGED DRAGON FISH TANAKA SOKAKU: A FINE SHAKUDO NANAKO FUCHI AND KASHIRA WITH WINGED DRAGON FISH By Tanaka Sokaku, signed Nanto Tanaka no ju Tanaka Sokaku seishi Japan, 19 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Each superbly crafted and bearing a shakudo nanako ground, worked in fine takazogan with gold and worked with two shachihoko (winged dragon fish), signed underneath Nanto Tanaka no ju TANAKA SOKAKU seishi [made by Tanaka Sokaku, residing at Tanaka, Nara]. LENGTH 3.9 cm WEIGHT 32 g Condition: Excellent condition, minor wear. With a padded wood tomobako storage box. The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1770 (H08903.0). Shachi-hoko were thought to have the power to summon rain, they are commonly found as architectural elements on Edo Period temples, castles, samurai homes and gates as protectors from fire.

Guillaume Coustou (1677-1746), after, 'Pair of Horses of Marly', 19th century, cast metal with brown patina. The original of this pair of horses with tamers was made of Carrara marble for Louis XV as decoration for his castle in Marly-le-Roi. In 1794, the horses were moved to the Place de la Concorde in Paris; today they can be found in the Louvre in the covered courtyard of the Richelieu wing, known as the Cour Marly. On wooden plinths, h. 43 cm

Lantern clock with lateral wings, original 18th century, here probably later, polished engraved brass, movement with verge escapement, lateral doors with wings, engraved dial with black Roman numerals, on 4 feet, 1 weight, hour striking mechanism on bell above, 41 x 33 x 16cm

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Oval cambered Meissen porcelain snuff box with quatrefoil gold cartouches and flawless merchant painting on turquoise ground, domed hinged lid in French silver mounting, inside with format-filling scene, interior with polished gilding, mm: AC with winged head, around 1740, 5.4x8x5.2cm, min. rubbed, provenance: North German collection, no. 117

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