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LOT 1765
Medieval Iron Knife Blade Group
14TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 9 in. (1.1 kg total, 9.5-23 cm).
Comprising blades and handles of various styles and dates. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Lion Retainer's Badge
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a lion passant guardant wearing a crown, tongue protruding; remains of pin to reverse. 1.85 grams, 23 mm
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s and recorded with Museum of London.
This form of badge was used by the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses. -
Medieval Iron Knife Blade Group
14th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising blades and handles of various styles and dates. 1.1 kg total, 9.5-23 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Silver Ring with Cross
15th-16th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £312
Stepped shoulders with hatched detailing, ellipsoid bezel with incised quatrefoil on a hatched field. 13.69 grams, 26.51 mm overall, 21.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Acquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
