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LOT 1949
Medieval Articulated Silver Dress Hook
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (4.23 grams, 58 mm).
Hinged loop to one end, the hook with a long shank and stylised beast-head below the shoulder.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, 1992; thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.
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LOT 1949
Medieval Articulated Silver Dress Hook
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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