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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.
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AUCTIONS:
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Kriegsmarine WWI German Naval Officer's Sword and Scabbard
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising a slender single-edged blade with etched designs; the hilt composed of a wire-bound ribbed bone handle, a lion-head pommel with inset eyes, and an ornate guard with folding edges, one side with a socket for securing the scabbard; accompanied a leather scabbard with ornate metal fittings. 778 grams total, 91 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. -
Mesopotamian Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With squat oblate body and central mounting hole. 434 grams, 73 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Luristan Bronze Arrowhead Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Mainly barbed and tanged types of slender profile. 287 grams total, 6.2-17.7 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.