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LOT 1180

Post Medieval Horseman's Axe

LATE 17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

26 3/8 in. (740 grams, 67 cm).

Featuring an openwork blade stamped with maker's marks on both faces: three punched starburst marks to one face, starburst and cross with two pellets to the reverse; later wooden shaft, collar and rivet.

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Literature

See Wheeler, M., London Museum Medieval Catalogue, reprinted Ipswich, 1993, p.59-65, for discussion.

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LOT 1180

Post Medieval Horseman's Axe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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