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LOT 1291
Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel and Veiled Figure
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
8 1/4 in. (37.4 grams, 21 cm long).
A scale tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, wooden scales, bronze pommel seemingly decorated with an incised veiled female figure to one face and a Mendicant beggar holding staff and pouch to the other.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 1291
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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Medieval and Other Artefact Collection
Circa 14th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £33
A mixed group of artefacts including: a glazed pouring vessel; a balustered finial; standing stag pendant amulet; nail; decorated belt fittings and strap ends; other items. 570 grams total, 1.4-12 cm
Essex gallery, early 2000s. -
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Medieval Decorated Bone Artefact
14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A bone item, likely the hilt of a knife, composed of a slightly tapering cuboid body with a thin piece of bone sandwiched between the two halves, one face ornamented with ring-and-dot motifs along the length of the body, crosses formed at regular intervals, one face with diagonal hatching, one face with columns composed of ring-and-dot motifs, one face with vertical hatching. 19.77 grams, 70 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Private collection of the late Alison Barker, a retired London barrister.
The careful repairs in antiquity suggest that this item was greatly treasured by its owner. -
Medieval Style Openwork Candlestick with Three Figures
Late 19th century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A bronze pricket candleholder with trumpet-shaped shank and median bulb; triangular openwork stand formed as three outward-facing figures entwined in tendrils and grasping fronds, and between each pair a beaded panel above a lion-mask with swept tendrils extending to the angles; lion's paw foot at each angle. 478 grams, 15 cm high
Ex private Dutch collection. English private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11658-199756.
