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LOT 2103
Tudor Period Silver-Gilt Mount with Facetted Garnet
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.16 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid plaque with granules to the rim, concentric rings to the face and central hexagonal cell with inset garnet gemstone, mounting loops to reverse.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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