18th Sep, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A Japanese Child's Yumi (Bow), possibly Edo period, of asymmetrical form made from bent wood bound with flexible rattan and coated with a red lacquer, with a leather grip located a third of the way up from the bottom, hung with two silk tassels, now in a glazed display case with a bamboo arrow with Argos Pheasant feather flight and pierced gilt metal head, together with a CCS information document.
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 18th Sep, 2024
Highlights of the Militaria section include an interesting collection of items relating to Colonel Alwyn de Blaquiere Valentine Paget, a Gentleman at Arms (bodyguard) to King Edward VII, a Second World War RAF Sector Clock, used in operations' rooms to aid track and intercept enemy aircraft over Britain and two collections of badges, buttons and insignia. A good offering of Ethnographica in the sale is lead by a 19th Century Australian Aboriginal Parrying Shield, from the Lower Murray River Region.
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Tuesday 17th September 10am-5pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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