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LOT 1718

Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel

CIRCA 1500 A.D.

6 7/8 in. (37 grams, 17.5 cm).

Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with bifacial pommel engraved with stylised flowerheads.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Literature

See Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.28-31, for similar.

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LOT 1718

Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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