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LOT 2137
Massive Manilla Currency Bracelet Group
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 3 5/8 in. (2.88 kg total, 89-91 mm).
Group of three 'African Slave Trade' currency bracelets each penannular in plan and biconvex in profile with panels of geometric ornament. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Morphets Auctions, Yorkshire, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
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