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LOT 2047
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Button Collection
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (125 grams total, 10-26 mm).
Including fluted dome, hollow, two-piece, openwork disc and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [47, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD, Witham, 1997, pp.40-84.
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Post Medieval Iron Kidney Dagger with Replacement Handle and Sheath
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The tapering blade with a single cutting edge; replica leather scabbard decorated with 'fleur de lys' and wooden handle with bulbous guard and pommel. 229 grams, 36.5 cm long
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
The term 'ballock dagger' was used in medieval times to describe a dagger with a grip bearing a considerable resemblance to a phallic symbol. It was also called 'kidney dagger' during the Victorian times. The constant characteristic is the presence of two roundish and symmetrical bulbs at the guard, with the grip itself emerging upward between them and flaring slightly towards the top, sometimes being surmounted by a cap.
