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LOT 1737
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
EARLY TO MID-15TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (46 grams, 20.5 cm).
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a foliate motif within a border.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Literature
Cf. Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.29-31, for similar.
Footnotes
Knife handles were made of wood, horn, bone or metal. Wood, a cheap, readily available and easily worked material, was by far the most common and most of the species used are both hard and flexible.
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LOT 1737
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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