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LOT 1688

Medieval Lead Weight Collection

CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 - 21/4 in. (609 grams total, 35-58 mm).

Shield-shaped, discoid and rectangular in broad form, displaying floral, star and other enigmatic motifs. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1688

Medieval Lead Weight Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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