Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

Three Chinese pole arms, ornamental or processional types, each with a heavy bronze head embellished with relief decorations, the sockets in the forms of dragon heads: the first a trident, with three barbed tines; the next a spherical mace, with spike projecting from the top; the last a pike, with annular head in the form of a coiled snake terminating in a flamboyant point; each set on a stout wooden pole, each approximately 226 cm (89 in.), formed en suite as part of a set, late 19th or 20th century. [3] nb Lot does not include a Chinese sword.