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LOT 1151
Medieval Iron Knife with Chape
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (159 grams, 26 cm).
The undulating blade with a single cutting edge, guard and tang, together with a chape (belonging) with decorative incising. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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Sassanian Bronze Spangenhelm
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Multi-segmented with an ogival profile, rivetted conical finial and riveted straps running vertically around the circumference; some restoration. 1.14 kg, 23 cm high
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by searcher certificate no.11589-199700.
The Spangenhelm is a protective headgear made up from segments or plates held together by a frame. As a popular form of helmet it came to prominence in western Europe in the later Roman Empire, and remained in use for some centuries until replaced by helmets formed from a single sheet.
