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Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure
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LOT 1381

Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure

CIRCA 1500 A.D.

7 1/8 in. (22.7 grams, 18.2 cm long).

A scale tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, wooden scales, bronze pommel incised with a veiled female figure to one face and a male figure to the other; remains of gilding to the neck of the handle.

Provenance

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

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LOT 1381

Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure

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

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