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LOT 2033
Georgian Iron and Brass Mason's Plumb Bob Weight
18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (151 grams, 67 mm).
Piriform in profile with brass knop above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Yorkshire, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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