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LOT 2184
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel Collection
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (1.06 kg total, 32 x 32 cm including framed).
Comprising: knife and dagger pommels of various domed, hooked, pierced, trefoil and other types; mounted in a glazed wooden collector's frame with label.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
See Capwell, Dr. T., Knives, Daggers and Bayonets, London, 2009, for discussion.
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LOT 2184
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £100
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