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LOT 2122

'Thames' Tudor Bronze Dress Pin Collection

16TH CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (10.2 grams total, 35-63 mm).

Mostly with hatching to the globular head. [16, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found on the Thames foreshore, UK.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2122

'Thames' Tudor Bronze Dress Pin Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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