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LOT 2304
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar
CIRCA 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (50.4 grams, 76 mm).
Thick transverse bar with a swivel mount with a large loop above, traces of inscription on the bar. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2304
Medieval Bronze Purse Bar
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £108
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Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Large Medieval Bronze Signet Ring
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Opening Bid: £5
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Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Medieval Bronze Dagger Chape with Animal
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Opening Bid: £100
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