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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]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 4130, for type.
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