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Lot No. 1784
9
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Each a tapering curved flange with median rib and thick edges, coiled finials. 30.7 grams total, 44 mm each

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1785
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Formed of tightly wound rod, gently tapering towards the top. 21.96 grams, 29.70 mm overall, 22.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1786
 
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With a straight blade and long tubular socket; carination to the collar. 30 grams, 67 mm

Ex German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Round in section with twisted body, scrolled finials. 65 grams, 15 cm

Ex German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Cf. similar in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1984,0704.1.

Lot No. 1788
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
With a curved blade, two flanges to the outer edge, crescentic-shaped butt. 297 grams, 13.7 cm

Acquired in Europe before 1992.
Ex Swiss collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1789
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
With distinctive scooped blade and perforated hilt, originally hafted; some corrosion in places, end of hilt absent; mounted on custom-made stand with collector's label 'N13821'. 158 grams total, knife: 19.7, 20.2 including stand

Austrian private collection, acquired in the 1990s on the art market.

Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00144926.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1790
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With a curved blade and a thick flat-section tang. 13 grams, 13 cm

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Sheet-gold panel with ribbed texture to the outer face, rolled. 0.46 grams, 11 mm

Found whilst searching with a metal detector near East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, UK, on Saturday 23rd September 2023; declared as Treasure and disclaimed under Treasure Reference no.2023 T1035.
From the collection of a Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a private collector, West London, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.LIN-A74505.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1794
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising square-section single- and double-ended awls, and a scooped blade. 34 grams total, 35-54 mm

Found Essex, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1796
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Leaf-shaped blade with tubular socket extending to the tip of the blade, the blade with bevelled edges and two crescent-shaped openings. 130 grams, 14.6 cm

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Lot No. 1798
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
With flat base and thick sidewall tapering to the rim, C-shaped pouring lip; inked legends to underside 'BA13'. 'BA2-13', '60', 'OL14'; with traces of bronze remaining inside adhering to the floor. 113 grams, 85 mm

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.BA13; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Of penannular form, tapered finials, twisted shank. 39 grams, 11 cm

Ex German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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