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The Wallace Collection : catalogue of arms & armour from Asia, Africa and the Ottoman world : with an appendix of works of art from beyond western Europe /

The pieces within the collection provide an expansive view of three key areas - Asia, Africa and the Ottoman world - and span the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, with star objects dating from as early as the 15th century. Being both functional weapons and prestigious luxury items, objects in this are...

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Other Authors: Richardson, Thom (Editor), Turner, Paula J. (Editor), Parsons, Cassandra (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Philip Wilson Publishers, [2026]
Subjects:
Wallace Collection (London, England) > Catalogs.
Armor > England > London > Catalogs.
Weapons > England > London > Catalogs.
Armes > Angleterre > Londres > Catalogues.
Wallace Collection (London, England)
Armor
Weapons
England
England > London
Catalogs
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Xavier Bray
  • Preface / Thom Richardson
  • Introduction / Thom Richardson and Paula Turner
  • The provenance of the 'Oriental' arms and armour in the Wallace Collection / Suzanne Higgott
  • List of sales / Suzanne Higgott
  • South Asia
  • Afghanistan, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan
  • The Caucasus
  • The Ottoman world
  • The Asante Kingdom
  • Southeast and East Asia
  • Appendices. Works of art from beyond Western Europe / Alexander Collins and Keith Dowen
  • Tobacco pipes and accessories / Alexander Collins
  • Steel / David Edge, Francesco Grazzi, Antonella Scherillo and Alan Williams.