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LOT 1186
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axe
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (271 grams, 14 cm).
The cylindrical socket with collared base and upper face of zoomorphic form, possibly representing a gaping snake's mouth; wedge-shaped axehead with convex cutting edge.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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LOT 1186
Luristan Bronze Socketted Axe
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Iron Knife with Chape
Circa 14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
The undulating blade with a single cutting edge, guard and tang, together with a chape (belonging) with decorative incising. 159 grams, 26 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Georgian Steel Rapier Sword
Late 18th-early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With long triangular-section blade and narrow acute tip, shell-guard hilt with two rings to the reverse and knuckle-guard, wire-bound grip, poppyhead pommel with knop finial. 497 grams, 102.5 cm
Acquired UK market. Property of a Kent collector. -
Viking Age and Later Iron Axehead Group
12th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Mainly comprising socketted axeheads and hammer-butt adzes, together with other weapons. 9.5 kg total, 16-23.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
On type of axehead here presented, with similar specimens found in the territories of the Teutonic Order, was by far the most popular form of axe which remains unchangeable and continues to be used in the Baltic to this day. It appears in East European territories as early as the mid 13th century A.D.
