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LOT 1906

Brass Decorative Safe Plate

20TH CENTURY A.D.

4 3/8 in. (235 grams, 11.2 cm).

A rectangular plaque with the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom above, reading 'Tann's Defiance, Lock & Safe Works, London Fields, London'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1906

Brass Decorative Safe Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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