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LOT 1739
African Slave Trade Bronze Manilla Bracelet Group
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (217 grams total, 59-67 mm).
Comprising: one with a hinged D-section body and decorated clubbed terminals; the other with a round-section body and large, hoof-shaped terminals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Morphets Auctions, Yorkshire, 2009.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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