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LOT 1384
Medieval Gilt Silver Belt Fitting with Lion
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (9.86 grams, 37 mm).
A silver-gilt belt slider with D-shaped recess to the lower edge, obverse with repoussé figure of a lion advancing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
The lion emblem is probably used here as the symbol of St. Mark the Evangelist.
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