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LOT 2080
Post Medieval Silver Retainer's Badge with Hand
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.06 grams, 21 mm).
Depicting an extended right hand with acorns(?) and foliage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom continental Europe.
Previously part of an East Anglia, UK, collection.
Acquired in 1983 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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