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LOT 1609
Georgian Mason's Plumb Bob Weight
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (247 grams, 83.22 mm).
Pierced and balustered brass knop to the upper face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a European gentleman living in London.
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