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LOT 0419
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Dress Fastener
16TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.9 grams, 30 mm).
Comprising trefoil domes adorned with filigree flowers and roundels, central bulb surrounded by 'petals', hook to reverse.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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