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LOT 1708
Medieval and Other Mixed Copper-Alloy and Iron Artefact Group
15TH CENTURY A.D. AND OTHER
1/2 - 15 1/4 in. (16.4 kg total, 1-39 cm).
Comprising complete and fragmentary artefacts including: lock elements; shackles; balance arms; horse bits; keys; knives; arrowheads; scythes; axeheads and musket balls, together with other miscellaneous items. [200]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1708
Medieval and Other Mixed Copper-Alloy and Iron Artefact Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a female figure to one face and an enigmatic design to the other. 35 grams, 17 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
There were four essential ways to carry the small knifes in late Middle Ages: a) with the scabbard tucked diagonally behind belt, without suspension loop; b) without scabbard, simply thrust through the purse of the belt; c) with the scabbard tied horizontally at waist with suspension holes in the widened handle flap; d) suspended vertically from thong looped over the belt, in the scabbard. -
Medieval Pewter Pilgrim's Badge with Bishop
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of lancet form displaying a bishop wearing a mitre and holding a crook and globus cruciger; one remaining attachment loop. 3.63 grams, 35 mm
European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Gold Ring with Garnet
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Carinated hoop with granules to the shoulders, ropework collar to the bezel with inset replaced garnet cabochon. 3.94 grams, 24.80 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)
Purchased at the Cumberland Hotel Fair, 1987. Property of a Kent gentleman.
