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LOT 1925
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.
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