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LOT 2197
Medieval Bronze Sword Hanger
LINCOLNSHIRE, 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (21 grams, 63 mm).
Comprising a rectangular slot and a thick penannular bar with carination, a vertical bar with a flattened finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in Lincolnshire, UK.
Acquired on the UK art market from the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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