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LOT 1351
Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel with Initials T.C.
CIRCA 1500 A.D.
7 3/8 in. (27.1 grams, 18.7 cm long).
A tanged knife with iron blade and single cutting edge, openwork bronze handle decorated with stylised foliate forms and X-motifs, lettering (possibly initials) to the hilt, possibly 'TC'.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 1351
Medieval Knife with Bronze Pommel with Initials T.C.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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