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LOT 1810
Medieval Knight's Bronze Dagger Chape Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (19.16 grams total, 39-42 mm).
Comprising of triangular-shaped with openwork single-face and bulb finial, tongue shaped with ribbed obverse and rectangular opening to the reverse. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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