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LOT 1692
Medieval Silver Button Collection
13TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (14 grams total, 10-16 mm).
Each displaying a different decorative design, including: two nielloed whorl motifs; crescentic button; a triangular motif; stylised flower with nielloed petals; stylised pelletted flower, together with other designs. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
English private collection, 1970s.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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