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LOT 1578
Medieval Bronze Knife Pommel Group
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
3/4 in. (17.6 grams total, 18 mm each).
Both in the shape of crowns and with bifacial decoration. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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. -
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European collection, 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
