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LOT 2099

Post Medieval Bronze Eagle Finial

18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (131 grams, 88 mm).

With wings partly spread, sockets to the underside of the feet. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a professional collector; acquired before 1990.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

See Appels, A. & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007.

CONDITION

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LOT 2099

Post Medieval Bronze Eagle Finial

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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