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LOT 1299
Medieval Silver Artefact Group
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (12 grams total, 18-25 mm).
A group of two silver artefacts comprising: a possible finial formed as a bird seated on a domed base with suspension loop to reverse; a comma-shaped mount or fitting displaying an entwined motif and with four mounting claws to the underside. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
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