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LOT 2211
Cased Post Medieval 'Published' Artefacts Collection
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
21 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. (3.95 kg total, 53.5 x 35 x 6 cm including case).
Mixed group including a silver condiment spoon, pewter syringe, folding knife, furniture plaque with lion mask and other items, all mounted and labelled in a glazed wooden display case; many of these objects are published in the Detector Finds book series. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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