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LOT 1901
Brass Mounted Abacus
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (500 grams, 31 x 17 cm).
Wooden frame with brass fittings, eleven posts each with two beads in the upper register and five beads in the lower register; varnished. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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