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LOT 1803
Medieval Period Tinned Bronze Bowl
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
7 5/8 in. (259 grams, 19.5 cm wide).
Featuring gently tapering sidewalls. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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Medieval Gilt Silver Saint Simeon
Germany, Upper Rhine, circa 1500 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Holding the Infant Christ, modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic features, standing bare-footed on a plinth and wearing floor length robes. 14 grams, 4 cm
Austrian private collection since circa 1995. with ImKinsky Auctions 24 June 2020, lot 538 (part). Ex central London gallery. -
Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Late 14th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a single cutting edge; scale tang with pommel formed as a bifacial crown with incised detailing; Netherlands. 31 grams, 18.3 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Knife handles can be classified according to their method of attachment into whittle and scale-tang handles. Whittle-tang handles were the most common type used in the early medieval period. Whittle tang handles (like here) were more common later and fixed by pushing the pointed end of the knife tang into the handle. -
Medieval and Later Metallic Ring Group
13th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Each of a different type and displaying a different decorative scheme to the bezel; including one example with remains of enamelling. 63 grams total, 17-26 mm
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, formed before 2000. Acquired from TimeLine Auctions, 2016, lot 27. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
