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LOT 1981
Georgian Pewter Spoon
18TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (75 grams, 20.2 cm).
With long ovoid bowl, square-section shank and broad scooped finial; usage wear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1980s.
From an old Cheshire, UK, archaeological collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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