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LOT 2300
Stuart Period Iron Knife with Decorated Bone Handle
17TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (31.8 grams, 19.8 cm).
Slender single-edged iron blade with socket, lozenge-section bone handle with incised quatrefoil motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 4th March 2026-7th June 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
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