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LOT 1379
Civil War Iron Cannon Ball
CIRCA MID 17TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (4.05 kg, 10 cm).
Solid shot suitable for a saker or demi-culverine. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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