Medieval/Tudor 'Quatrefoil' Gilt Silver Repousse Mount
Silver-gilt, 4.78 grams, 34.30 mm. 14th-16th century AD. A dished lozengiform stud or mount with a central circular piercing. The repoussé design comprises a ring of roundels around the central hole, with elliptical leaves and discs surrounding it. The leaves and roundels are formed with thick, flat borders. The gilding is intact across much of the surface. On the reverse are three attachment pins and a loop to which a securing chain could be appended. Reference: cf. the mounts in Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kindom, Ely, 2003 p.401 items M09-0120/0121. Good very fine condition. Provenance: from an old continental collection.