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Fri, Sep 13, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 249

Fourteen Assorted Japanese Sword Parts

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
piece of wood with sword name of surrendered Japanese owner; two fuchi parts; one saya; two round sword ornaments, gilt wood; eight wooden tsukas, stingray skin; largest 20-3/4 in. Provenance: Collection of Peter Shepherd, Garfield, New Jersey

Condition

cracks and loss to wood and stingray skin, some parts/accessories missing on tsukas, one tsuka in two pieces, surface wear consistent with age and use