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LOT 2426
Stuart Period Bronze and Iron Combination Padlock
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
See the Portable Antiquities Scheme record id. PUBLIC-3BA66D, for an earlier example.
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LOT 2426
Stuart Period Bronze and Iron Combination Padlock
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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