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LOT 2475
Tudor Silver-Gilt Ball-Headed Dress Pin
CIRCA 1500-1600 A.D.
1 1/2 in. (2.26 grams, 38 mm).
The tapering pin bent to a right-angle, the spherical pinhead composed of two hemispheres and separated by a raised medial band, both hemispheres with filigree rings with a central pellet, additional pellets filling the space between the filigree borders.
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in Folkestone and Hythe, Kent, UK, on 12th March 2023; declared as Treasure under the Treasure Act with reference number 2023T305, disclaimed by the Crown and returned to the finder.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.KENT-C82813.
See the Portable Antiquities Scheme nos.KENT-CEBD6B, SUSS-911759, SUSS-726467, for similar.
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LOT 2475
Tudor Silver-Gilt Ball-Headed Dress Pin
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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