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LOT 1906
Medieval and Other Bronze Artefact Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (68 grams total, 16-46 mm).
Including pilgrim's badges, finger rings, appliqués and other items. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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Large Medieval Bronze Trade Weight Container
14th-16th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Comprising hinged lid incised with X-motifs and numerals IIIX (7) to lid top. 4.1 kg, 18.5 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Red Ware Flagon
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With broad base and squat profile, sloping shoulder and tall tubular neck, rounded rim, single lateral loop handle below; signs of green glaze remaining around the lip. 569 grams, 20.5 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang, bifacial pommel incised with a female figure possibly holding an arrow to one face and what is apparently a mythical beast or other animal to the other. 23 grams, 18.7 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Examining the medieval miniatures, the knives were diagonally suspended, but the vertical suspension was the most common method in all periods. With the contrivance of an additional inner scabbard it was possible to carry more than one knife.
