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Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

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LOT 1292

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

CIRCA 1500 A.D.

7 in. (29.5 grams, 18 cm long).

A scale tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, wooden scales, bronze pommel displaying an incised bird to one face and a second, worn motif to the other.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

CONDITION

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LOT 1292

Medieval Knife with Bronze Bird Pommel

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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