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LOT 1341
Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Pelican
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
5 3/4 in. (23.3 grams, 14.6 cm long).
A scale tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, wooden scales, copper-alloy pommel incised to one face with bust of a richly-clothed figure, and on the other face with what is possibly a pelican pecking its breast.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 1341
Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Pelican
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £100
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