Lempertz Auction Results

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi all,the results for swords are rising at German auctions.Here some of the December auction of Lempertz (Cologne):

1.I didn't get "my" Sumiyasu waki (look at my entry from nov22 "Need Help" in the translation-help-section),although the buyer din't probably know the real Mei (catalogue with "Makihira ju").It went away with Euro 1800

2.A Katana with Mei Kashu no Kami Kunisuke (for me an obvious Gimei!) was sold for Euro 3120

3.A Shinshinto Katana with Mei Kofu ju Minamoto Nobushige tsukure kore with date 1863 was sold for Euro 4080

4.An Aikuchi with Mei Sagami no Kuni Kamakura ju Tsunahiro with Horimono and a very rare high relief Koshirae (silver and shakudo,the Saya signed Masatsune).I didn't check the Mei of the catalogue pic,which generation of Tsunahiro it was.

Result: unbelievable Euro 19.800 (ca.US $ 26.000)!

Ludolf

[Eric H]

4.An Aikuchi with Mei Sagami no Kuni Kamakura ju Tsunahiro with Horimono and a very rare high relief Koshirae (silver and shakudo,the Saya signed Masatsune).I didn't check the Mei of the catalogue pic,which generation of Tsunahiro it was.

Result: unbelievable Euro 19.800 (ca.US $ 26.000)!

Ludolf, could you please post a pic of the koshirae for the lot is not to see in the online catalog.

Eric

[DirkO]

Hi Eric,

 

The koshirae was my favorite of the auction too :

 

http://www.lempertz-online.de/gldet.asp?v=k1026400009730053300001&mkat=0&mablos=533&msb=&martist=0

[Eric H]

Thank you Dirk

 

A classic hamamono koshirae but nevertheless an incredible craftsmanship, when orderd nowadays to somebody...if he were able to perform it...would cost much more than the buyer has payed for the Tanto.

 

Eric