Nice Mangbetu Knife for Comment

Royston · 26th October 2008, 04:03 PM

Lew,

It's a nice piece. I have one very similar and have often wondered about it's age, i.e 19th or 20th Cent.

Is that an Iv--y ( big long tooth-like object from a certain large mammal) hilt ? If it is, it certainly looks as though it has a lot of age to it.

A friend of mine has recently pointed out that the 19th and 20th centuries are only a couple of minutes apart

So why worry ?

He is not a collector so does not understand these things.

I have seen them listed as both and as they must have been made over quite a long period I think it would be almost impossible to tell without real provenance, which I do not have for mine.

Regards
Royston

26th October 2008, 04:03 PM	#2
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Lew, It's a nice piece. I have one very similar and have often wondered about it's age, i.e 19th or 20th Cent. Is that an Iv--y ( big long tooth-like object from a certain large mammal) hilt ? If it is, it certainly looks as though it has a lot of age to it. A friend of mine has recently pointed out that the 19th and 20th centuries are only a couple of minutes apart So why worry ? He is not a collector so does not understand these things. I have seen them listed as both and as they must have been made over quite a long period I think it would be almost impossible to tell without real provenance, which I do not have for mine. Regards Royston