Tudor Period and Other Collection of Ring Brooches

CIRCA 11TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.

19 3/4 x 16 in. (4.06 kg total, 50.3 X 40.5 cm including frame).

Collection of mainly annular brooches including some penannular types and an enamelled disc brooch; turreted type with enamel fill, heart-shaped, trefoil and other types; mounted on a fabric backing in a substantial glazed wooden display case with hinged lid; collector's title card.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.

Literature

See Egan, G. & Pritchard, F., Dress Accessories 1150-1450, London, 2002, for discussion.

CONDITION

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