Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Dress Pin

16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (1.69 grams, 29 mm).

Comprising a tapering shaft and spherical head decorated with granule clusters and filigree hoops. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an Essex collection; acquired as part of an old jewellery collection.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) record no.SWYOR-FF9E65; disclaimed as Treasure.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Database record ids. SWYOR-538566; LEIC-2A3AB3; LON-D92F72, for similar.

CONDITION

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