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LOT 1426
Georgian Silver Thimble with 'S L'
18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.54 grams, 21 mm).
A silver thimble with annulets to the upper body and ropework bands to the lower body, framing a 'plain' band engraved with the initials 'S.L'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk.
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