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LOT 1881
Medieval Iron Knife Blade Collection
CIRCA 12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5 - 7 1/8 in. (84 grams total, 12.6-18.1 cm).
Each a single-edge leaf-shaped blade with whittle tang, one with integral bolster. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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Medieval Ring with Spread Eagle
11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
D-section hoop and a discoid bezel with an incuse image of an eagle with its wings spread. 3.35 grams, 22.64 mm overall, 19.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
In this category of rings, the oval hoop gradually widens into a full shoulder and a massive, flattened bezel. The bezel is an ellipsoidal field, decorated with the image of an imperial eagle. The eagle was a common motif in Romanesque art, both in the West and the East. -
Medieval Iron Knife Blade Collection
Circa 12th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each a single-edge leaf-shaped blade with whittle tang, one with integral bolster. 84 grams total, 12.6-18.1 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Medieval Bronze Ring with Warrior
11th-12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D-section hoop with a raised dicoid bezel bearing an image of a stylised warrior on a pelletted field. 4.62 grams, 19.42 mm overall, 14.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
Acquired on the UK and EU art market before 2000. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
These banded rings, made of bronze sheet with a flattened ellipsoidal head, could be decorated with geometric or animal ornaments executed by shallow carving. In this circumstance, the bezel is decorated with a stylised image, most probably of Archangel Michael, who was asked for protection and blessing.
