Medieval 'Thames' Currier Leather-Working Knife Group with Maker's Marks

15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

4 3/4 - 5 3/4 in. (59 grams total, 12-14.5 cm).

Comprising a short blade with spur and short tang, maker's marks 'GB' and 'B' to obverse; similar blade in original wooden handle with maker's mark 'G' to obverse. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1745