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LOT 2040
Post Medieval Bronze Military and Other Button Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (246 grams total,15-28 mm).
Including types with heraldic animals, initials, heater shields and others; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [44, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.18-29.
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LOT 2040
Post Medieval Bronze Military and Other Button Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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