Laotian Woman Bronze Head Bust by Thanh Le NGuyen
A unique item from the Vietnam war era featuring a Laotian woman bronze bust sculpture made by Nguyen Thanh Le that was presented as a gift in September 1969 to Brigadier General Homer K. Hansen by Major General Tran Van Minh, commander of the VNAF (South Vietnam Air Force). Nguyen Thanh Le was a Vietnamese artisan, graduate of the Bien Hoa Fine Arts School, who sold her sculptures and other works of art to mainly military personnel from a shop on Thu Do Street in the former Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City. These works later found their way to the US and France as military personnel went back home.
This Laotian woman bust of a young woman shows her beautiful features, unique hair style and ornate earrings.
Dimensions:
Height: 31 cm (12.20 inches)
Width: 9 cm (3.54 inches)
Weight: 5.4 Kg (11.90 lbs)
Rare Israeli Uzi Bayonets By IMI
Rare and hard to find original IMI (Israeli Military Industries) Uzi bayonets in very good to excellent condition with original scabbard and black plastic grips. On one side of the ricasso is the IMI logo and on the other side is the צ (Tzadik) the mark of the Israeli military. These Uzi bayonets were not military issued, they were made by IMI for presentation purposes and gifts to dignitaries who visited the factory from around the world.
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Overall length: 280 mm
Blade length: 170 mm
Width of blade: 21 mm
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Israeli FN FAL L1A1 Bayonet
Israeli FN FAL L1A1 Bayonet made by IMI (Israeli Military Industries) with the צ (Tzadik) mark sign of the Israeli military on the ricasso. These hard to find bayonets are in very good condition, each come with their scabbard. The FN FAL bayonet for the FN FAL L1A1 7.62x51 light automatic rifle has the distinguished two prongs that fit on the rifle's flash hider and the blade profile is a variation of the U.S. M4 bayonet design. The grips are wood and the scabbard is the standard FN Mauser bayonet scabbard with frog hook design developed in the 1920's.
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Hanhart Stopwatches From Israeli Military Surplus
Hanhart stopwatches in excellent condition in the original plastic boxes with instructions. These Hanhart stopwatches were made in West Germany for the Israeli military in the 1980's. They are marked in the back with the IDF catalog number. All are working!
Self compensating
Anti-magnetic
Water protected
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November 4th WW1 Memorial Plaque By Egidio Boninsegna
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November 4th is celebrated and commemorated in Italy as the end of World War 1, the day of Armistice at Villa Giusti. Italy lost in WW1 over 500,000 soldiers. This rare bronze plaque was sculpted by one of Milan's most famous sculptures in the early to mid 20th century: Egidio Boninsegna. The memorial plaque depicts an angel carrying to a tomb a half-draped male soldier accompanies by his mourning wife and two children bidding him a final farewell and another man holding the ends of the drape. Both the angel and the fallen soldier show deep, hollowed-out eyes, indicating the suffering and grief caused by the war. The angel is sitting on a slab with the writing Ignoto Militi, the unknown soldier. In the background is a great memorial tomb complete with fluted columns and another frieze of mourning figures. The artist Egidio Boninsegna is best known for the creation of numerous tombs for the Monumental Cemetery and the Musocco Cemetery in Milan. He also sculpted the monument dedicated to the Milanese painter Filippo Carcano in 1915.
This November 4th Italian memorial cast bronze plaque is rare in this excellent condition. It is fastened to a heavy wooden frame.
Dimensions:
Height: 48 cm (18.9 inches)
Width: 39 cm (15.35 inches)
Weight: 7.4 Kg (16.31 lbs)
Art Nouveau Picture Frame Featuring Goddess of Victory
British Art Nouveau brass picture frame featuring the goddess of victory (Victoria by the Romans and Nike by the Greeks) holding a laurel above the photo hole. These picture frames usually featured soldiers that came back from war depicting them as war heroes. It is made in England probably in the Victorian era (1837-1901) made of an ornate cast brass relief with clips in the back for securing the photo and a movable stand at the back as a table top display.
Dimensions:
Height: 16 cm (6.3 inches)
Width: 16 cm (6.3 inches)
Pris au Piege par Maxim – Trapped by Maxim
A French Napoleonic soldier sitting on a bench with his wife helping her spin or wind yarn. The title of this sculpture is Pris au Piege which translates to "trapped" as the soldier clearly is with his hands spun with yarn. This work was made by Geo Maxim probably in the 1920's in the art nouveu style of the time, made of patinated zamak alloy and a base made of onyx.
Dimensions:
Height: 13 cm (5.11 inches)
Length: 18 cm (7 inches)
Width: 7.5 cm (2.95 inches)
Weight: 1.165 Kg (2.56 lbs)
RAF Bronze Bust of Spitfire Pilot Ace Douglas Bader
Bronze Bust of famous WW2 RAF Ace pilot Douglas Bader who fought in the battle of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, credited with 22 enemy kills and other distinguished and heroic actions. This fine detailed bronze bust of RAF pilot ace Douglas Bader shows his calm yet focused facial expression while looking at the skies, wearing his leather flying jacket, cap and flying goggles, his radio and air mask hanging from his neck. This bronze bust sculpture is mounted on a solid marble base with the RAF insignia and symbols on all sides.
Dimensions:
Height: 27 cm (10.62 inches)
Width: 15 cm (5.9 inches)
Weight: 4 Kg (8.8 lbs)
Aviator Pilot Holding A Propeller Metal Sculpture
An aviator or pilot from the 1930’s-1940’s sculpture made of metal or spelter in excellent condition. The statue shows the airman of the British RAF holding his flying gloves in one hand and a two bladed propeller in the other, wearing his flight suit, cap, goggles and looking up to the sky as if viewing his fellow pilots flying their planes on the way to their next mission or training exercise. This is NOT the same aviator sculpture that has his head hinge back to reveal a removable petrol lighter.
A beautiful gift to aviation memorabilia lovers, airforce veterans, pilots and airmen in general.
Dimensions:
Height: 27 cm (10.62 inches)
Width: 20 cm (7.87 inches)
Native American Warrior Bronze Bust
A native American warrior bronze bust sculpture of what might be a member of the Apache tribe who live in the South Western part of the United States. The Apache people were known as fierce warriors and strategists ever since they first encountered the White man in the 1600 whether fighting the Spanish and later Mexican soldiers or later during the American-Indian wars fighting the US Army. This bronze bust of a Native American is of an elderly warrior who by looking at his expression and deep facial lines looks like a battle-worn fighter.
No artist mark on this bronze bust statue.
Dimensions:
Height: 17 cm (6.7 inches)
Width: 11 cm (4.33 inches)
Weight: 1.850 Kg (4 lbs.)
General George Custer Bronze Bust
Indian Elephant Wooden Sculpture
A very decorative Indian elephant wooden sculpture, hand carved and hand painted, probably from the beginning to mid 20th century.
It has vibrant colors consistent with the Indian way of coloring, his trunk is up to symbolize good fortune and vitality, cracks throughout the piece which give it nice character and show its age.
This is not the one of the small Indian wooden sculptures that can be seen in many other online antique shops or e-commerce sites. Please make sure that you take into account the size of this item.
Dimensions:
Height: 28 cm (11 inches)
Length: 35 cm (13.77 inches)
Width: 13 cm (5.11 inches)