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LOT 1666
Medieval Silver Hair Pin Group
12TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 - 5 in. (32.3 grams total, 10-12.5 cm).
Comprising five pins, each with a slender tapering stem and decorative bulbous finial, each displaying a different design, including openwork, filigree and granulated ornament.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
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Medieval 'Thames' Bone Ice Skate
15th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Medieval Pewter Tripod Candlestick with Relief Decoration
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Ex Pierre-Richard Royer, 2010. Ex central London gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202060.
