Loading, please wait...
LOT 1398
Mixed Military and Other Artefact Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (415 grams total, 3.3-10.9 cm).
Including tailor's chalk, French military medal with ribbon and plate 'Mlaic 1976', square-section clout nails, bone-handled folding fork and corkscrew and other items. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
-
US Confederate Bayonet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a tubular socket for fixing to a muzzle of a weapon, with a separate collar, long tapering triangular blade with a raised rib on the underside and 'US' stamp at the base. 320 grams, 52.5 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Post Medieval Bronze Decorated Scabbard Section
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Fragment of scabbard for a narrow two-edged sword; with three transverse bands of impressed crosses, lozenges and rosettes; edges butted to reverse. 39 grams, 13 cm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Mesopotamian Mottled Cream Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With plain globular body, wide tubular shaft. 416 grams, 81 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery.