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LOT 1830
Medieval Bronze Pot Leg and Bell Group
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 in. (754 grams total, 35-50 mm).
Comprising nine stubby cast legs from bronze cooking pots, and a small bell with pierced knop finial. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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