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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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Anglo-Scandinavian Viking Iron Stirrup
Circa 11th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
D-shaped stirrup with square-section frame, rectangular footplate with projections to the underside, accretion to the suspension loop at the top. 948 grams, 25.5 cm high
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Harling, Breckland, Norfolk, on Monday 5th February 2024. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.NMS-396237. -
Mesopotamian Veined Mottled Grey Stone Macehead
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Piriform with vertical socket expanding towards the narrower end; polished surface. 424 grams, 72 mm
Ex 1990s collection and with a central London gallery. -
Elaborate Canaanite Bronze 'Anchor' Axehead
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising a deep crescentic blade with two spurs at each end intended to brace against the shaft, a narrow neck, and flared socket with vertical spurs to the reverse and a knop finial. 305 grams, 11.2 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
