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LOT 2011
Georgian Pipe Tamper of a Knight
LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (73 grams, 86 mm).
The handle formed as a standing knight in plate armour holding a sword to his chest. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of a Suffolk, UK, lady.
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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