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LOT 2133
Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Dress Hook Fastener
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.3 grams, 27 mm).
Comprising a plate of three lobes with slotted bar to the reverse and substantial hook above, three domes to the obverse each with loops of filigree enclosing a group of three annulets and a granule, large floral element to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 1990.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
Cf. Read, B., Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, item 261, for type.
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LOT 2133
Post Medieval Silver-Gilt Dress Hook Fastener
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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