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LOT 1809
Medieval 'Thames' Silver-Gilt Lozenge-Shaped Brooch
13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (0.48 grams, 15.7 mm).
With a narrow frame, pin mounted at the apex. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Ex property of an Essex collector.
Literature
See Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002.
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