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Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face
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LOT 1461

Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face

CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (22 grams, 37 mm).

Broadly quatrefoil in shape with a domed face, central animal head with curled horn and scrolling flourishes around.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

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LOT 1461

Post Medieval Gilt Bronze Mount with Face

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

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