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LOT 1880
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.
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