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LOT 2013
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Button Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 3/8 in. (427 grams total, 11-34 mm).
Including tinned and bronze types with heraldic, rosette, geometric and other designs; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [136, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, pp.18-29.
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From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
