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LOT 1415
Post Medieval Button Group
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (196 grams total, 12-29 mm).
A mixed group of mainly bronze buttons including figural, armorial and military types. [58, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Suffolk.
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