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LOT 1745
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.
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LOT 1745
Medieval 'Thames' Currier Leather-Working Knife Group with Maker's Marks
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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