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LOT 1426
Medieval and Later Bronze Buckle Collection
14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (441 grams total, 18-96 mm).
Including shoe buckles, annular and double-framed types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [44, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 5, Witham, 1995, p.24-25.
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