A chinese double short sword (Jian), Late 19th Century

A chinese double short sword (Jian), Late 19th Century

Information
Cina
length 57 cm.
Double-edged and ribbed blades; solid brass mounts, brass centres of crossguard and knobs decorated with symbols and floral motifs, brown wooden grips decorated with ribs. Together in a single wooden scabbard, covered with brown-painted ray skin, with brass mounts decorated en suite. This lot is imported from a non-EU country and incurs additional taxes beyond the auction house commission and the V.A.T. Consequently, the total Buyer’s Premium, inclusive of all taxes, amounts to 35%.