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LOT 1645
Medieval Iron Bell Group
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 5 in. (1.4 kg total, 3-12.5 cm).
Comprising bells of various types, sizes and dates, most with a suspension loop and some retaining their clappers. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Late 14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with pommel formed as a bifacial crown with incised detailing; Netherlands. 31 grams, 18.3 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Knife handles can be classified according to their method of attachment into whittle and scale-tang handles. Whittle-tang handles were the most common type used in the early medieval period. Whittle tang handles (like here) were more common later and fixed by pushing the pointed end of the knife tang into the handle. -
Medieval Iron Crescent-Shaped Axehead
13th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With a thick rectangular-section blade, curved edge and D-shaped section socket with elongated slender neck. 1 kg, 22 cm
Acquired 1971-1972. From the collection of the vendor's father. Property of a London, UK, collector.
A number of axes of this type have been found in Western Central Europe and the Baltic countries. They were mostly found in the second half of 13th century and 15th century A.D. contexts, but ichnographically attest that they were still in use in the 16th century A.D. -
Medieval Bronze Knight's Royal Heraldic Horse Harness Pendant with Arms of England
14th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Heater-shaped with motif of three lions, the royal arms of England from 1198 to 1340 and then from 1360 to 1369; blazoned 'gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or'. 10.2 grams, 43 mm
Fine condition.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK.
