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LOT 1862
Medieval and Other Bronze Buckle Collection Held in Four Lindner Trays
CIRCA 14TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/8 x 12 in. (3.09 kg total, 23.7 x 30.5 cm each).
Group of medieval and later bronze belt and strap buckles and buckle-frames, each in a collector's card with window and inked catalogue number; in four collector's trays. [84, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1862
Medieval and Other Bronze Buckle Collection Held in Four Lindner Trays
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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