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LOT 2114
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Hook Fastener
16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (5.16 grams, 67 mm).
D-shaped in section with hook finial, bulb and hinge with openwork hexagonal hoop. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Northern Europe.
Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Hook Fastener
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
D-shaped in section with hook finial, bulb and hinge with openwork hexagonal hoop. 5.16 grams, 67 mm
From Northern Europe. Acquired from Coincraft, London, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Georgian Iron Lock and Key Display
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Lock mechanism with brass escutcheon countersunk into a block of hardwood with reinforcing straps and keyhole to reverse. 847 grams, 20 x 12.6 cm
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
