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LOT 2142
Medieval Artefact Group
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (19.4 grams total, 13.7-58 mm).
Comprising: two stylised head mounts; a hinged lid cover shaped as a bird with its head turned back; a mount formed as an elongated leg with a hoof and pierced through the other end with a slot. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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From a retired Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman's collection, a long time member of the Pewter Society.
