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LOT 1845
Tudor Period Iron Fire-Striker with Bronze Handle with Cherubs
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (48.6 grams, 63 mm).
Firesteel with iron striking face, bronze handle formed as an annular wreath supported by putti seated on the backs of two addored dogs; the putti facing in opposite lateral directions, wreath with floral detailing and heart below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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LOT 1845
Tudor Period Iron Fire-Striker with Bronze Handle with Cherubs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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