Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Figural Pommel

CIRCA 1500 A.D.

4 3/4 in, (11.2 grams, 12.1 cm).

Narrow single-edged blade with integral bolster, scale-tang hilt; pommel with low-relief image of crowned Mary to each face.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.28-32, for similar.

CONDITION

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LOT 1851