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LOT 2056
Cased Post Medieval 'Published' Bronze Livery Button Collection
MID 18TH-MID 19TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (1.41 kg total, 37 x 26.6 cm including box).
Including gilt and tinned types with heraldic crests on torses and crowns, rampant lions and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series and Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD 1840, Witham, 2004, p.40-83
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LOT 2056
Cased Post Medieval 'Published' Bronze Livery Button Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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