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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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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Medieval Bronze Vesica-Shaped Seal Matrix
Circa 13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
With intaglio robed figure to the centre and surrounding legend: '+ AMIE AEI AVEI.'. 5.99 grams, 28 mm
Found Odiham, Hampshire, UK.
This is an amatory legend, such are not uncommon on personal seals. It seems likely that the intended inscription was that found on a gold finger ring from Essex in the 18 century, i.e. 'AMI AMES AMIE AVES' [Beloved, love! You have a beloved!], also see a brooch on the PAS database under reference no.BUC-B93E93, which reads 'AMIE AMEZ A'. -
Medieval and Later Bronze Artefact Group
Circa 12th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Late Medieval Bronze Chalice
Eastern Europe, 16th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Formed with a U-shaped bowl, tapering cylindrical stem and domed discoid foot, the body exterior displaying clusters of vertical ribs alternating with columns of pellets; mounted on a custom-made wooden display base. 750 grams, 12 cm high (890 grams total, 15 cm high including stand)
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
The chalice is the most important liturgical object used in Christian worship, and for centuries it has been given a central place on the altar. Its form directly references the vessel used by Christ during the Last Supper when, according to the Gospel of Matthew (26:27-28) he ‘took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to [his disciples], saying: Drink ye all of it for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.’ Since the moment of transubstantiation is believed to occur while the chalice is filled with the Communion wine, such vessels have historically been created using the richest, most precious materials available to the church and its craftsmen.
