Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 28, 2019
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United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 496:
Medieval Sword Pommel with Knight and Lion Rampant
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Start price:
£
1,800
Estimated price:
$2,000 - $3,000
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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11th-12th century AD
A substantial bronze disc-pommel from a sword with tapering transverse slot; reverse with lightly incised pattern of six radiating lines; obverse with blue enamelled field, reserved lion rampant regardant beside a standing figure in knee-length robe with left hand on his hip, raised rim with incised border. 121.6 grams, 48mm (2"). Fine condition.
Provenance
Property of a London gentleman; formerly in an old UK private collection.
Footnotes
See Oakeshott, E. Records of the Medieval Sword, Woodbridge, 1991, item XII.13 for type.
