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LOT 1906
Medieval and Later Knife Collection
15TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 - 8 in. (113 grams total, 8.7-20.5 cm).
Including a single-edged straight-bladed knife with scale-tang handle, one similar with hooked bolster and initials 'WR' in the handle, a tiny bone-handled pricket, and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.76-81.
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Medieval Bronze Knight's Holy Sepulchre Badge
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Formed as a cross-crosslet, the symbol of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, with punched-point border. 0.75 grams, 17.78 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Eynsham, Oxfordshire, UK, before 1996.
The 'Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem' was an order of knighthood under the protection of the Pope, formed around 1099 AD by Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, the leader of the First Crusade. It was established for the protection of pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land and was recognised by a Papal Bull in about 1113 AD. -
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th-18th centuries A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 148 grams total, 52-62 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
Fire steels were used to generate a spark from a 'strike-a-light' (a piece of flint or pyrite). The spark was directed into a tinder box containing a dry, flammable material such as charred linen until a flame was kindled. -
Medieval Lead Seal Matrix
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Vesica-shaped with central frond motif, legend to the border 'S’ IVLIANE FIL ELYARPN' for 'seal of Julian(a) son/daughter of Elyarp(-)n'. 8.65 grams, 33 mm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
