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LOT 1768
Medieval Thames Pewter Bifacial Wine Tavern Token
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (715 grams, 1.7 cm).
One face displaying a shield in relief bearing horizontal lines; an antlered deer pursued by an arrow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
FootnotesTokens of this type were used in taverns and similar establishments.
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LOT 1768
Medieval Thames Pewter Bifacial Wine Tavern Token
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Medieval Iron Knife with Bronze Pommel
Circa 1500 A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Comprising a single cutting edge and scale tang; bifacial pommel engraved with a female figure to one face and an enigmatic design to the other. 35 grams, 17 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
There were four essential ways to carry the small knifes in late Middle Ages: a) with the scabbard tucked diagonally behind belt, without suspension loop; b) without scabbard, simply thrust through the purse of the belt; c) with the scabbard tied horizontally at waist with suspension holes in the widened handle flap; d) suspended vertically from thong looped over the belt, in the scabbard. -
Medieval Thames Pewter Bifacial Wine Tavern Token
Circa 14th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
One face displaying a shield in relief bearing horizontal lines; an antlered deer pursued by an arrow. 715 grams, 1.7 cm
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Tokens of this type were used in taverns and similar establishments. -
Medieval to Post Medieval 'Thames' Bronze Buckle Group
15th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £22
Mainly comprising buckle frames of various dates, types and sizes, including decorative examples. 127 grams total, 13-50 mm
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
