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LOT 2113
Tudor Bronze Clothes Hook Fastener Group
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (18.87 grams total, 31-56 mm).
A mixed group of hooked fasteners including disc-shaped, leaf-shaped, shell and foliage plaque; each with suspension lug. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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