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LOT 1802

Medieval Silver Buckle

13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (3.78 grams, 20 mm).

Kidney-shaped in plan with textured lobes, collar to the tongue. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Noonans Auction, UK.
Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.

Literature

Cf. Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, item 312, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 1802

Medieval Silver Buckle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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