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LOT 0415
Medieval Silver and Niello Ring Brooch
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (1.5 grams, 24 mm).
The hoop formed flat with six bulbs separated by notched bars, each bulb with scrolled tendril or pelletted cross decoration; sturdy pin coiled about the shank. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, item 1326, for type.
FootnotesAn unusually fine example in silver; the bulk of these brooches are of lead-tin or copper-tin alloy.
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