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LOT 1305

Medieval Artefact Collection

13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 - 3 in. (97 grams total, 16-76 mm).

A mixed group of artefacts including buckles, a knife pommel, clothes clasps, furniture fittings, quillon and others. [14, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Norfolk, UK, before 2001.
Private collection of Mr M.H., Norfolk, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1305

Medieval Artefact Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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