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LOT 2120
Georgian Silver Hawking Whistle with Crest
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (10.6 grams, 48 mm).
Tubular whistle with articulated suspension loop, above the blowhole a crest of a chess knight piece and initials J.H.(?) below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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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