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LOT 2046
Mixed Button Collection
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (64 grams total, 14-27 mm).
Mainly military and livery types. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found around the Buckinghamshire, UK, area.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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