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LOT 1950
Medieval Bronze Buckle
EUROPE, 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (253 grams, 95 mm).
Pointed outer edge on a rounded loop, bifid knop on either end of the strap bar, surface decorated with stylised vegetal ornaments.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Whitehead, R., Buckles, Witham, 2003, pp.86,88,90, nos.543 and 559 (asymmetrical buckles of 17th century A.D.).
FootnotesThese 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 became wide.
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LOT 1950
Medieval Bronze Buckle
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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