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LOT 1817
Medieval Silver Annular Brooch
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.17 grams, 26 mm).
Featuring a domed upper face decorated with pecked marks; articulate tongue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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