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LOT 1460
Scythian Iron Axehead
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 5/8 in. (298 grams, 11.7 cm).
Substantial small axehead with triangular-section blade, curved cutting edge, hammer-face to rear of socket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK market before 1992.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Saxon Sacrificed Iron Spatha with Bronze Chape
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Double-edged long sword (spatha) of type Osterburken-Kemathen; the blade with squared shoulders, broken into two parts for sacrificial reasons, tapering towards the point; sturdy tang partially preserved; wooden traces of the scabbard and hilt still visible; accompanied by a bronze outer rim of a scabbard; restored. 630 grams total, 78 cm long
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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Kriegsmarine WWI German Naval Officer's Sword
Early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising a slender single-edged blade with etched maritime design; the hilt composed of a ribbed bone handle, a lion-head pommel, and an ornate guard with a folding edge to one side. 728 grams, 87.5 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. -
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Byzantine Bronze Archer's Thumb Ring Group
10th-15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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