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LOT 1364
Iron Rowel Spur Pair
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (178 grams total, 13.5 cm each).
Matched pair each with strap-slots to each end of the yoke, curved neck with seven-pointed rowel. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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