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LOT 1775
Large Medieval Bronze Key
15TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (42 grams, 82 mm).
With hollow-formed barrel-type shank and voided trefoil bow, acorn-shaped mandrel above; slot to the ward and angled bits; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
LiteratureCf. Pall, M., Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 5494, for type.
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