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LOT 1790
Medieval Silver-Gilt Mount
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.81 grams, 33 mm).
Formed as an openwork repoussé mount with four peltoid arms extending from a lozengiform panel with central cross motif, with a stitching hole on each arm. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
Cf. the “Holenická pole” in the district of Drnholec published by the Institute of Archaeology of CAS, Brno, Czech Republic.
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