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Auction: 24002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 294

(x) A 19th Century Zulu Knobkerrie, 64.5cm, onion head and with haft that tapers down, fitted with brass plaque affixed with two screws the plaque impressed 'James Arthur Hills South Africa 1882'

Provenance:
David Smith Collection, Wallis & Wallis, Lot 91.

Quite possibly an object collected from the battlefields and sold to 'tourists' in the period after the Anglo-Zulu War of 1877-79, or a presentation item.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£280

Starting price
£280