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LOT 2130
Tudor and Later 'Thames' Bronze Book Clasp Group
16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 2 3/8 in. (28.5 grams total, 18-62 mm).
Including decorative examples displaying lion heads; rosettes and geometric motifs, together with other designs; remains of foam mounting backing to reverses. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
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