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LOT 1761
Medieval Iron Horse Shoe Group
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 - 6 1/4 in. (1.8 kg total, 11.5 - 16 cm).
Of various sizes, one with an inner plate within the arc of the shoe. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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