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LOT 2094
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY AD.
7 1/2 in. (29.59 grams, 19 cm).
Narrow single-edged blade with integral bolster, flared scale-tang hilt with integral finial; punched 'crown' maker's mark to one face; brass finial with female bust to one face, capital 'S' to the other.
Provenance
Ex Cambridgeshire gentleman's collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Marquardt, K., Eight Centuries of European Knives, Forks and Spoons: an Art Collection, Europe, 1997, pp.28-32, for similar.
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LOT 2094
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 134) +BP*
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