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LOT 2142
Working Iron Padlock and Key
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (196 grams, 10.9 cm).
With a D-shaped shank and cylindrical body with lateral extensions, loop handle to the key. [2]
Provenance
Ex private collection, 1970s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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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