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LOT 1763

Georgian Pewter Whistle Group

18TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (41 grams total, 58-60 mm).

Comprising one slender, tapering with vent to both faces; one squat with domed upper, knop finial [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.

CONDITION
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LOT 1763

Georgian Pewter Whistle Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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