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LOT 1781
Medieval Bronze Buckle Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 4 1/2 in. (332 grams total, 2.6-11.5 cm).
Including double-loop, D-shaped, rectangular and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G.,Detector finds 2, Witham, 2001, pp.24-25, nos.1,4 (17th century A.D. baldric buckles); Whitehead, R., Buckles Witham, 2003, pp.56 no.327 (cast copper-alloy double loop oval baldric buckle of 1630-1690 A.D.); 81 no.503 (trapezoidal buckle 1600-1700); 94,98 no.611 (two piece buckle of 1660-1800).
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Finds Identified, Witham, 2000, p.56; Whitehead, R., Buckles Witham, 2003, pp.73,82-84,90,98-99, nos.512,513,522,523,529,558, for similar types.
FootnotesThe collection is comprising spectable buckles (1350-1720 A.D.), reectangular and trapezoidal buckles (1350-1700 A.D.), buckles with a central pin bar and asymmetrical loops (1400-1500 A.D.), two piece buckles (1660-1800). The majority of buckles used on personal dress were made from non-ferrous metal, like copper-alloy.
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