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LOT 2211
Cased Post Medieval 'Published' Artefacts Collection
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
21 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (3.95 kg total, 53.5 x 35 x 6 cm including case).
Mixed group including a silver condiment spoon, pewter syringe, folding knife, furniture plaque with lion mask and other items, all mounted and labelled in a glazed wooden display case; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Pumtek Necklace Bead Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising beads carved from petrified wood with added traditional designs; each pierced for stringing. 96 grams total, 12-46 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Stone and Other Amulet Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including a carnelian anthropomorphic bead, carved elephant, bone female head and other items. 75 grams total, 26-50 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Post Medieval Iron Kidney Dagger with Replacement Handle and Sheath
15th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
The tapering blade with a single cutting edge; replica leather scabbard decorated with 'fleur de lys' and wooden handle with bulbous guard and pommel. 229 grams, 36.5 cm long
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The term 'ballock dagger' was used in medieval times to describe a dagger with a grip bearing a considerable resemblance to a phallic symbol. It was also called 'kidney dagger' during the Victorian times. The constant characteristic is the presence of two roundish and symmetrical bulbs at the guard, with the grip itself emerging upward between them and flaring slightly towards the top, sometimes being surmounted by a cap.
