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LOT 1726
Medieval and Later 'Thames' Bronze Thimble Collection
14TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (50 grams total, 13-20 mm).
Including annular, beehive and other types. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
See McConnel, B., The Collector's Guide to Thimbles, London, 1996, for discussion.
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