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LOT 1284
Medieval Gilt Bronze Teardrop Ring Brooch with Turrets
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.42 grams, 27.97 mm).
Drop-shaped frame with six raised turrets and pointillé detailing between; each turret with a cell at the top; sword-shaped pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Southern England.
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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