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LOT 1844
Medieval Bronze Buckle
EUROPEAN, 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (253 grams, 95 mm).
Pointed outer edge on rounded loop, bifid knop on either end of the strap bar, surface decorated with stylised vegetal ornaments.
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
Literature
Cf. Whitehead, R., Buckles, Witham, 2003, pp.86,88,90, nos.543 and 559 (asymmetrical buckles of 17th century A.D.).
Footnotes
These buckles usually have one rectangular and one rounded D-shaped loop on either side of the central bar. During the late 16th and 17th centuries the range of asymmetrical buckles becomes very wide.
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LOT 1844
Medieval Bronze Buckle
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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