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LOT 1602
Medieval and Other Lead Artefact Group
CIRCA 15TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (512 grams total, 10-47 mm).
Comprising buttons, weights, bullets, implements, seals and other miscellaneous items. [31, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK.
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Medieval Iron Dagger
1450-1550 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising a single-edged blade, rivets for a scale tang; remains of quillon. 132 grams, 31.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
This is a weapon rather than a domestic knife, and is depicted as a sidearm for soldiers and knights alike from various iconography. This type of dagger was in use from the 14th to mid 16th century, this example finds similarities with Hauswehrs used in Eastern Europe during the 15th-16th centuries A.D. -
Medieval Period Silver Ring with Inscribed Gemstone
Circa 15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The hoop supporting an oval bezel set with carnelian(?) cabochon engraved over three lines with Islamic script. 4.21 grams, 26.15 mm overall, 18.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
French Medieval Copper-Alloy Pilgrim Badge
16th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £189
High-tinned with a flat-section octofoil body, engraved with three nimbate figures in a boat, including one female figure holding a lantern, a standing male in loose sleeved robe and a third seated in the stern wielding an oar; stars in the sky above. 7.28 grams, 32 mm high
Fine condition.
Old European collection, circa 1990s.
