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LOT 2023
Baroque Bronze Openwork Roundel
18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.29 grams, 32 mm).
Comprising a central lozenge of four pierced squares and radiating ribbons looped around into a loose knot with pierced lugs for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a North Yorkshire, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
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