Arms, Armor and Weapons
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Greek Bronze Illyrian Helmet, Archaic Period
Located in New York, NY
Greek bronze Illyrian Helmet
Archaic period, circa 500-500 BC.
Hammered from sheet-bronze, of domed form, with two parallel ribs to the bowl, a straig...
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Admiral's Saber Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Ce sabre, par tradition familiale, a été porté par le contre-amiral ANGOT des ROTOURS, né le 2 juin 1773 aux Rotours, généralité d’Alençon; il est décédé le 26 mars 1844 à Brest, dan...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Rare Solid Bronze Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Lovely Verdigris Patination
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique solid bronze coat of arms armorial crest with lovely natural verdigris patina
This is a very good looking and well made coa...
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20th Century English Post-Modern Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze “Shoe-Shape" Conquistador Horse Stirrups with Low Relief Design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of Spanish bronze “shoe-shape” conquistador horse stirrups. At the outside decorated with an European re-imagining of an Aztec or Mayan figure in a f...
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Group of Ancient Roman Bronze Tools & Hair Pins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine group of ancient Roman bronze implements and artifacts.
Consisting of pins & several small scale tools.
From the private collection of Lawrence Majewski, who was a former co...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
A Very Good 19th Century Iron & Mixed Metal Tsuba, Japan Edo Period (1603-1868)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely decorated iron & mixed metal tsuba, showing a dark-brown iron ground decorated in low relief with organic inspired motifs in gold, silver & copper.
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron
A Fine Model of a 19th C. British 24-Pounder Muzzle-Loading Smoothbore Cannon
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A finely cast model of an early 19th century British 24-pounder smoothbore muzzle-loading artillery cannon, together with its garrison style carriage.
Both cast in heavy gauge 'bell...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
English Bronze Thunder Mug Signal Cannon with Original Side Handle, circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English bronze thunder mug signal cannon with the original side handle and lower port for lighting fuse. Late 18th Century.
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1770s English George III Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Royal Dutch Airforce Model 1964 Officer's Dagger 'KLu Officiers Ponjaard, 1964'
Located in Delft, NL
Royal Dutch Airforce Model 1964 Officer's Dagger 'KLu Officiers Ponjaard, 1964'
Royal Dutch Airforce model 1964 officer's dagger.
(KLu officiers ponjaard 1964).
In original box and it's original black leather scabbard with gild fittings and the Royal Dutch Airforce buying ticket
The dagger is marked with the sitting squirrel logo of the Company name " Carl Eickhorn" Solingen. The dagger has black diagonally angled ribbed grip with double twisted brass wire winding.
The gilt pommel has the form of the Dutch Royal Crown...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate
French Papier Mache Crown Plaque
Located in New York, NY
French (19th Century) red and gold painted and papier mache wall plaque with crown on pillow design and fleur de lis motif.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Gold
Unique Bronze Sculpture Of Viking With Battle Axe
Located in Norwood, NJ
Unique, one of a kind, French 19th century patinated bronze sculpture using multiple materials. Main figure of Viking holding a battle axe. Bronze mounted h...
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Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Griotte Marble, Bronze
Military WWI British MkIV Tank Bronze Desk Inkstand, circa 1918
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
WWI British Military MkIV tank, circa 1918
Marble and bronze desk inkstand.
High details.
Pen not included.
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small English Table Cannon in Bronze
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Small English table cannon in bronze
Beautiful object in good condition
Beautiful patina.
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Late 18th Century Bronze Lantaka Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late 18th century bronze Lantaka cannon, the slightly tapering barrel cast with flanges and set on a hinged pin. With a modern black S-scroll Stand. D...
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1790s Dutch Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
American Victorian Bronze Presentation Sword with Scabbard
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian bronze presentation sword with an American crest and eagle plate over the handle (inscribed behind handle)
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique English Naval Cannon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800.
Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle.
The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’.
Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96.
Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century.
HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE
In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...
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Early 1800s English Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Bronze Military Figure of "Blandan" after Jean Gautherin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century patinated bronze figure of the French hero of the Algerian conquest, Jean-Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (1819-1842) after the French Sculptor Jean Gautheri...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Sword Holding Joan of Arc in Chainmail
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique, mint and rare bronze statue of Jeanne D'arc, Frances most famous patron saint.
25 years after her short lived & heroic life, Joan of Arc, who had wrongly been sentenced to ...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Shamshir Saber 18th Century Gold, Horn, Ruby and Diamonds
Located in Paris, FR
Shamshir Saber
Turquey
Made of 18-karat gold. Handle garnished of blond horn,
All part made of gold. In the middle of the guard, a star inlaid of ruby and diamonds.
Dimensions
Wh...
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Mid-18th Century Turkish Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal, Gold
South American Presentation Sword
Located in New Orleans, LA
Believed to have originated from the collection of a South American diplomat, the exquisiteness of this presentation sword conveys its ownership by ...
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19th Century South American Other Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Steel, Brass, Bronze
Oriental Saber, Late 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Oriental Saber, called Shamshir
Ottoman Empire, late 18th century
Handle in horn, steel mounted, Damascus blade, scabbard garnished of black leath...
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18th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Gold, Silver
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19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
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Antique Japanese Woodblock Print Book Edo Period, circa 1833
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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Located in Hudson, NY
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Located in Fayetteville, AR
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Antique and Vintage Arms, Armor and Weapons
Arms, armor and weapons harken back to history and have the power to transport viewers to another era. Every civilization has had its history of warfare directly influenced by the design of its arms, armor and weapons.
Although designed to be functional, antique and vintage arms, armor and weapons can add gravity to a room when they are displayed. Their beauty stems from their raw utilitarianism. More ornate and decorative pieces can bring elegance to a space. Neoclassical arms can add a little culture and excitement to your home. Some pieces are made of precious metals, such as gold or silver, and can incorporate engraving, encrusting or painted details.
It is common for armor to be displayed in studies, libraries and dens where the historical value of these pieces is given space for contemplation and can complement the mood of such a room. There are plenty of excellent case-piece options that allow for collections to be stored and presented in a tasteful, organized way. (Any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component may be properly termed a case piece.)
Browse 1stDibs for collectible antique and vintage arms, armor and weapons to display in your home. There are historically accurate pieces ranging from ancient weapons to more modern designs.
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