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LOT 1880

Sold for (Inc. bp): £124

POST MEDIEVAL BRONZE KEY WITH DECORATED HANDLE
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (84 grams, 14 cm).

Round-section shank with ribbed baluster, C-shaped arch to the bow with lanceolate openwork panels, knop finial, pierced rectangular bit. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 4130, for type.

CONDITION
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