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LOT 1450
Georgian Period Silver Shoe Buckle
18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (33 grams, 57.5 mm).
A silver shoe buckle with articulate tongue, set with cut jewels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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