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LOT 2790
Australian Knapped Bottle Glass Aboriginal Spearhead
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.57 grams, 43 mm).
Triangular transparent tip with knapped, serrated edges. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old paper sleeve handwritten by Peter Clayton.
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LOT 2790
Australian Knapped Bottle Glass Aboriginal Spearhead
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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