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LOT 1851
Medieval Bronze Button Collection
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (193 grams total, 10-17 mm).
Including Tudor oblong, openwork, rosette and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [61, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureSee Bailey, G., Buttons and Fasteners 500BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004.
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