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LOT 0383
Medieval Bronze Buckle with Repoussé Griffin
FRANCE, 13TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (11.4 grams, 78 mm).
Rectangular buckle-plate with repoussé advancing griffin and plain backplate with fixing pins; broad loop with bulbs to the forward edge; narrow tongue. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Sir Alistair McAlpine collection.
London trade, 2001.
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