LOT 350 Teutonic Order Bearded Axehead with Maker's Mark
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13th-14th century A.D. A Mazovian or Teutonic Order war axe, hand-forged with rectangular-section socket and expanding bearded blade; a maker's mark to one side of the blade and an openwork three-lobed flower tapering towards the blade; four notches on the upper part of the socket. See Glosek, M., Pó?no?redniowieczna bro? obuchowa w zbiorach polskich, Warszawa-?ód?, 1996, pls.VII-VIII, especially VIII lett.C. 805 grams, 17.8 cm (7 in."). Property of a London businessman, from his grandfather's collection formed after World War II; thence by descent 1972. This typology of axes (type Ig of the Glosek classification) was in use throughout Europe in the 13th-14th centuries. This axe is similar to one excavated during an archaeological survey of the castle at Czersk, dated to the 13th-14th century A.D. Close parallels have also been found in Elbl?g, a famousmandery of the Teutonic Order from 1237 to 1454 A.D. The stronghold served as a seat of the Masters of the Teutonic Order. [No Reserve]Condition Report: Very fine condition, professionally cleaned, conserved and restored.
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