ANTIQUE JAPANESE EDO 18thC IRON SILVER SAMURAI ARMOR Start Price GBP 800.00 Current Price GBP 800.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location United Kingdom See more about 'ANTIQUE JAPANESE EDO 18thC IRON SILVER SAMURAI ARMOR' Description This is a pair of Abumi, Samurai Armour Stirrups, made of Iron and Silver, with silver Mons and intricate inlay work in silver. Very impressive and fit for a Shogun or a Daimyo, a Samurai Lord. The pair dates from the Edo Era, probably 18th Century Edo rather than 19th, quite possibly much older. Very old and beautiful, very sculptural and display superbly, a remarkable conversation piece and a wonderful, unique, interesting and inspirational gift for a special person. Both are intact and in excellent antique condition for a very old object, without missing parts, cracks, damage, repairs or alterations. The surface of the iron and of the silver inlay with wear and aging commensurate with the great age, wear including rubbing, tarnishing, iron with surface pitting and rusting particularly inside, however, I would not recommend polishing the silver to a shine or removing rust- this can be attempted with home methods but is not recommended. The surface overall has the patina and feel of great age and the wear adds to the beauty and unique feel of the objects. These would have once had wooden liners. The stirrups are rather beautiful after all this time and with the stated age wear, with a look of mystery - they are wonderful as a centerpiece or mantle pieces, or as coffee table sculptures, remarkable old objects, still singing stories of War and Conquest in Old Japan. These are quite large and quite heavy - the length of each is approximately 12-14". The mon design is, as we were told when we acquired this pair, Tomoye, of the Warlord House of Arina. Very old, beautiful, rare and interesting item - and is guaranteed to please a lover of Japanese art. Please go to Ebay UK to view other Japanese works of art.  Good luck and enjoy your win!         From Japan's Front door on... Cherry blossoms!                   -Issa, c. 1800   SHIPPING:We are happy to ship worldwide and to combine shipping on multiple purchases. All of our items are carefully packaged with all due care, insured and appropriately labelled. We ship all items by the most appropriate method for weight, value, date needed at destination and any other buyer requirements within UK and worldwide, by Special Delivery Mail, Recorded Air Mail, DHL, FedEX, Parcelfore 48, Parcelforce 24, Parcelforce Euro 48 and Scheduled( courier). We feel it is prudent to insure antiques, good books, limited editions and similar rare and valuable objects. To that effect, we ask our buyers to accept insurance. If the cost of insurance is of concern and a buyer strongly prefers not to insure the purchase, we would ask to be indemnified of the consequences of loss in transit in writing prior. Items valued at less than £15 can be sent by plain post at purchaser's own risk. Within mainland UK: £35 INSURED, RECORDED, SIGNED-FOR. ( Large and heavy iron items, well packed, double-boxed, trackable, insured.) TO USA: £65 by Parcelforce Scheduled plus insurance for final value. ( Large and heavy iron items, well packed, double-boxed, trackable) OTHER INTERNATIONAL: At cost. CONDITIONS OF SALE: Payment by Paypal, UK check/money order to our UK address, US/CDN check/money order to our North American address. We welcome new dealers and collectors to Ebay with all good wishes, however, please note, bids from unverified buyers accepted only by prior agreement. If you are an unverified buyer, please email us prior to bidding. Payment to be received within fourteen days unless otherwise agreed prior to auction end. Due to the costs of shipping to world destinations, all sales are final, except where an item has been incorrectly described in terms of material or quantity, i.e. plastic not leather, five teacups not six. We do our best to accurately describe the age, origin, manfacturer and attributes of every object, however this remains our informed opinion and subject of our reserach not a guarantee. We provide the best photographs that we can and to describe the object in detail including any faults or defects could affect value or use. Please note however that many of  our items are antiques and vintages 100+/200++ years old. Please satisfy yourself as to the item prior to auction end. If you have any specific queries, feel free to email us. We are happy to answer any questions. We always pack well, insure and keep proof of shipping/tracking numbers, hence losses and breakages are exceptionally rare. We value your business. We have many happy customers and we take pride in the quality of our many beautiful and exceptional antique items and works of art and our service. We hope you enjoy your purchase and look forward to seeing you again!  .  Place a Bid!