10-24-200910-24-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2481Boston
October 24, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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English Steel Spur Rowel

Sell one like this
$504$425
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2481Location: BostonDate / Time: October 24, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

English Steel Spur Rowel, possibly 15th century, with traces of gilding, formed as a five-pointed star, dia. 1 5/8 in.

Provenance: Bearing handwritten paper label stating that the rowel was taken from the armor of King Richard III from a chest at Bosworth Church by the village blacksmith, John Wattis.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Bosworth Church, John Wattis, Richard III, village blacksmith