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LOT 1855
Large Post Medieval Bronze 'R W' Crotal Bell
1755-1798 A.D.
2 3/8 in. (100 grams, 61 mm).
With low-relief radiating petal motif and raised rib to the equator with R and W both between annulets for makers Robert Wells and his son from a foundry at Aldbourne. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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