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LOT 1982
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
STUART PERIOD BRONZE AND IRON COMBINATION PADLOCK
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (67 grams, 40 mm).
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (67 grams, 40 mm).
A cylindrical keyless letter-combination padlock composed of four rotatable discs joined by a bow shackle above; the discs each bearing eleven letters in punched letter type.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
See The Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. PUBLIC-3BA66D, for an earlier example.
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AUCTIONS:
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