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LOT 1752
Estimate
GBP (£) 100 - 140
EUR (€) 120 - 160
USD ($) 130 - 190
(4 Bids, Reserve met)
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(4 Bids, Reserve met) | Current bid: £90
MEDIEVAL BONE-HANDLED IRON KNIFE WITH LONG CROSS IN BLADE
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
6 7/8 in. (37 grams, 17.5 cm).
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
6 7/8 in. (37 grams, 17.5 cm).
Comprising a single-edged blade with scooped tip, scale-tang grip with brass fixing pins, end-cap; punched maker's mark to blade 'cross with flared foot'.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.28-32, for similar.
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