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LOT 2038
Post Medieval Bronze Military and Other Button Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (269 grams total, 14-27 mm).
Including tined and gilded types with mainly heraldic crests on torses; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [48, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD, Witham, 2004, pp.40-83.
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LOT 2038
Post Medieval Bronze Military and Other Button Collection
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