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LOT 1346
Medieval Large Key Group
CIRCA 12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 - 5 3/8 in. (126 grams total, 10.5-13.6 cm).
A mixed group of iron door keys comprising: one with solid shank, lozengiform bow, rectangular bit with elaborate piercings and three wards; one with hollow shank, circular bow, long rectangular pierced bit and two long wards; one with solid shank, ellipsoid bow, rectangular pierced bit and three wards. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Literature
Cf. Pall, M., Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, items 1021, 5632, for type.
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