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LOT 1872
Medieval to Jacobean Period Iron Knife Collection
14TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 - 8 1/2 in. (192 grams total, 8-21.5 cm).
Comprising: single-edged knife with swept edge, whittle-tang handle; single-edge knife with scale-tang handle, stamped with a crown in a pelleted cartouche; hawkbill knife with edge to the inner face of the curve; short broken-back blade with bolster; similar with punched 'f' maker's mark. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Medieval Iron Cleaver Group
15th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising hook-ended examples together with one square-ended example. 8 kg total, 25-48 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
During the Roman period chopping tools such as cleavers were predominantly used whilst during the medieval period knives and cleavers were the preferred tools for butchering carcasses. Cleavers were also often depicted in medieval art as having riveted handles. Such handles made a cleaver more durable, whilst using steel as a component of the blade made it last longer. -
Medieval Iron Fire Starter Group
Circa 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Including fire steels of various types with ornamental shaping. 118 grams total, 56-75 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Medieval Stained Glass Head of a Saint
Western France, 15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Portrait bust of John the Evangelist with vesica-shaped brooch at the chest, nimbus behind the head. 62.3 grams, 10.7 cm
Ex central London gallery.
