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LOT 2075
Post Medieval Bronze Flower Mount
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (13.6 grams, 36 mm).
Modelled as an eight-petalled flower with pellets between the petals; remains of mounting lugs on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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