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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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