An early 16th century steel, latten and wood table knife, possibly Flanders
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An early 16th century steel, latten and wood table knife, possibly Flanders
The tapering iron blade with forked cutler's mark, the handle with wooden scales held by latten dots and clover leaves, with latten guard and animalistic cap, 17cm long
Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A knife excavated in London with almost identical trefoil decoration to the handle - but a different cutler's mark to the blade - is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum [M.41-1954].

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