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Basket-Hilted Sword, Steel, gold, leather, textile, wood, sharkskin, silver, British
British
ca. 1720–40
Estoc (Thrusting Sword), Steel, shagreen, wood, German, Saxony
German, Saxony
late 16th century
Toki (ceremonial adze), Cook Islands artist, Wood, stone, fiber, sharkskin, Cook Islands
Cook Islands artist
early 19th century
Dagger (<i>Qama</i>) with Sheath and Utility Knife, Steel, ivory (walrus), silver, gold, niello, copper, wood (likely mahogany), leather, sharkskin, Caucasian, probably Tbilisi, Georgia
Caucasian, probably Tbilisi, Georgia
dated A.H. 1273 /1856–57 CE and 1861
Rapier, Bronze, steel, shagreen, enamel, blade, Italian, Milan; hilt, Italian, possibly Venice
blade, Italian, Milan; hilt, Italian, possibly Venice
ca. 1580
Rapier, Steel, wood, shagreen, probably German
probably German
1575–1600
Broadsword, Steel, wood, shagreen, German
German
blade, 17th century; hilt, ca. 1540
Rapier, Steel, shagreen, German
German
blade, 17th century; hilt, 16th century
Broadsword, Steel, shagreen, Italian
Italian
late 17th century–early 18th century
Double Sword with Scabbard, Steel, bronze, sharkskin, horn, wood, Chinese
Chinese
18th–19th century
Sword with Scabbard, Steel, jade, bronze, sharkskin, textile, wood, gold, Chinese
Chinese
19th century
Powder Flask, Wood, shagreen, ivory, Indian
Indian
18th century
Drum (Pahu), Wood, sharkskin, fiber, Austral Islanders
Austral Islanders
early 19th century
Dagger with Sheath, Jade, steel, gold, copper, shagreen, gemstone, Turkish
Turkish
18th century
Portable writing set, Sharkskin and ivory, Indonesia
Indonesia
19th century
Table, Clément Rousseau  French, Ebony, sharkskin, ivory, brass
Designer Clément Rousseau
1924
"David-Weill" Desk, Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann  French, Amboyna, ivory, sharkskin, silk, metal, oak, lumber-core plywood, poplar, walnut, birch, macassar ebony
Designer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann
ca. 1918–19
"Armadillo" Shoes, Alexander McQueen  British, shagreen (pastinachus sephen), British
Design House Alexander McQueen
Designer Alexander McQueen
spring/summer 2010
Japanese
blade, 19th century; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
blade, 17th century; mounting, 19th century
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868
Spanish
ca. 1540
Scottish
18th century
German
ca. 1570
German, possibly Solingen
ca. 1673
Turkish
19th century
Turkish
19th century
Indian or Bhutanese
19th century
Indian
18th century
Chinese
18th century
Chinese; blade, European
17th century
Chinese
18th–19th century
Chinese
19th century
Italian
1750–1800
Italian
18th century
Italian
18th century
Turkish with Persian blade
18th–19th century

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