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LOT 1779
Medieval Iron Rowel Spur Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 - 5 3/4 in. (257 grams total, 12.1-14.5 cm).
Comprising examples of various types, including some retaining the rowel, buckle and other fastening elements. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
Cf. for two of these spurs a similar specimen in the British Museum, inventory no.1915,1208.187, dated 1340-1400 A.D.
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Medieval to Jacobean Period Iron Knife Collection
14th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: single-edged knife with swept edge, whittle-tang handle; single-edge knife with scale-tang handle, stamped with a crown in a pelleted cartouche; hawkbill knife with edge to the inner face of the curve; short broken-back blade with bolster; similar with punched 'f' maker's mark. 192 grams total, 8-21.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Medieval and Later Knife Collection
15th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including a single-edged straight-bladed knife with scale-tang handle, one similar with hooked bolster and initials 'WR' in the handle, a tiny bone-handled pricket, and other items; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. 113 grams total, 8.7-20.5 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968. -
Medieval Lead Weight Group
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Ex Simmons Gallery, 1990s. Accompanied by two typed information slips.
