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LOT 1375
Medieval Bronze Wine Barrel Tap Handle with Cockerel
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (37.7 grams, 53 mm).
Tapering spigot with hole, handle formed as a cockerel in profile. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired early 2000s.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
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