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LOT 1838
Medieval Bronze Badge and Mount Group
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (14 grams total, 18-26 mm).
Maltese cross, wheel-headed and other types. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
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