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LOT 1736
Medieval Silver-Gilt Dress Hook
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.9 grams, 24 mm).
Triangular bodied with decoratively notched edges, bulbs to each corner and forming central stylised floral motif, three openwork fixing circles to the side edges, integral hook with rectangular loop to lower edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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