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LOT 2159
Post Medieval Bronze and Pewter Artefact Group
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (186 grams total, 32-71 mm).
Comprising: a terret ring; a cross pendant; a quatrefoil mount; two gilt decorative mounts; a cap(?) with wide rim and a loop above; a lead plate with narrow rim with raised pellet decoration. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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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