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LOT 2185
Tudor Bronze Purse Bar
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (15.9 grams, 34 mm).
With horizontal bar, ribbed finials, vertical swivel and rectangular suspension loop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Graham Slater (1927-2024), Cambridge, UK, acquired 1980s-1990s.
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