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LOT 1923
Gilt Bronze Hand Mount
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (47.2 grams, 60 mm).
The hand modelled with elongated fingers with nail detailing, elaborate layered jacket cuff with rosettes forming the socket; an attachment stud beneath the palm and above the wrist. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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