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LOT 1773
Tudor Jewelled Silver-Gilt Clothes Fastener
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (5.51 grams, 28 mm).
Comprising trefoil domes adorned with filigree flowers each with four petals, central jewelled setting, surrounded by a further ten jewelled settings, repaired hook to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired in 1989.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Old accession number inked to verso: '89.522'.
Literature
Cf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, item 2.40, for type; Read, B., Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, for discussion.
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