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LOT 1827
Roman Style Bronze Model Knife
18TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3 3/8 in. (10.7 grams, 87 mm).
With narrow tongue-shaped iron blade and copper-alloy hilt formed as a hippocamp.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1827
Roman Style Bronze Model Knife
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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