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LOT 2031
Tudor Bronze Clothes Fastener Group
16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (22.16 grams total, 23-34 mm).
Including openwork rosette, triple-looped and other types. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
See Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, for types.
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