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LOT 1546
Iron Age La Tene Brooch
3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 1/2 in. (10.5 grams, 65 mm).
Composed of a lozenge-shaped plate with a central groove; coiled spring and pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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