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LOT 2040
Tudor Bronze Spur Pair
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 5/8 in. (95 grams total, 11-11.8 cm).
Each a tapering D-section heelband, short shank and straight rowel box with remains of an articulated eight-armed rowel; one with attachment locket. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
Literature
Cf. Clark, J. (ed.), The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, London, 2004, for discussion.
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