RARE COPPER COPPERSMITH'S WORKBENCH

A sturdy blade, flat on one side and featuring two wide grooves on the other (as excavated). A faceted bronze hilt with a wide central ring.
Features a hallmark stylistically similar to that found on 15th–16th-century artefacts.
Total length: 31 cm.

Enclosed is a belt buckle from a cooper’s guild, featuring a slightly raised relief of the ‘départoir’.

Expert: Alban Degrave