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LOT 2165
Georgian Erotic Pipe Tamper
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (75 grams, 66 mm).
Bifacial handle showing a woman bent down with her head between her legs, dress pulled up to her waist exposing her naked buttocks. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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