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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 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.

Provenance

Acquired 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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