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LOT 1298
Medieval and Later Artefact Group
CIRCA 12TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (587 grams total, 11-63 mm).
Comprising a quantity of mixed items, including rings, mounts, thimbles, buttons, coins and other items, most fragmentary. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Comprising a single cutting edge, scale tang and bifacial pommel with incised motifs. 49 grams, 20.2 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The medieval knives could have the tang attached in two ways depending on the the form of the tang. Whittle-tang knives have a tapered tang which is inserted into or through the handle. Scale-tang knives have wider and flatter tangs onto which the plates comprising the handle are attached with metal rivets. -
Medieval 'Thames' Iron Scissors
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With opposed blades pivoting on a central rivet, loop finial to each arm. 28 grams, 14.5 cm
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s. Property of an Essex collector. -
Medieval and Later Artefact Group
Circa 12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising a quantity of mixed items, including rings, mounts, thimbles, buttons, coins and other items, most fragmentary. 587 grams total, 11-63 mm
Found St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2008. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
