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LOT 1965
Tudor Bronze Clothes Hook Fasteners Group
16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (12.2 grams total, 23-36 mm).
A mixed group of hooked fasteners including an openwork double-headed serpent; triangular with domed motif; openwork floral, discoid and rectangular type; each with suspension lug. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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