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LOT 1687
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 1687
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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