Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Openwork Crowned Heart Motif

CIRCA 1500 A.D.

7 1/8 in. (40.3 grams, 18 cm long).

A scale tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, wooden scales, bronze pommel with openwork crowned heart motif to both faces.

Provenance

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

CONDITION

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LOT 1276