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LOT 1952
Large Georgian Iron Key Pair
EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 - 6 1/2 in. (236 grams total, 13.7-16.5 cm).
Comprising one with kidney-shaped bow and square bit with cruciform void, the other similar with slotted forward end to the shank. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
Cf. Pall, M., Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 1649, for type.
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