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LOT 2040
Civil War Period Bronze Cannon Shot
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (141 grams, 31 mm).
Spherical solid-core type of about 5 ounces. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2040
Civil War Period Bronze Cannon Shot
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £50
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Roman Iron Pugio Dagger
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Opening Bid: £1,250
Leaf-shaped wide blade with a narrow waist, a thick crossbar and a lozenge-section handle with a double-lobed pommel; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 772 grams total including stand, dagger: 343 grams, 37 cm
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Medieval Warrior's Iron Chain Mail Armour Shirt
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Opening Bid: £750
A butted short-sleeved chainmail shirt made of thick oval rings assembled in the usual system of one-to-four; in an excellent state of preservation, with over 95% of the rings intact, very few broken or corroded, with no later additions. 9.93 kg, 87 x 56 cm
Acquired on the German art market before 2000. Private collection, South Germany. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13066-249665.
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