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LOT 2047
Post Medieval Mixed Bronze Button Collection
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (125 grams total, 10-26 mm).
Including fluted dome, hollow, two-piece, openwork disc and other types; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series as well as Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD. [47, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-1840AD, Witham, 1997, pp.40-84.
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