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LOT 2305
Medieval Bronze Wine Barrel Tap Handle with Cockerel
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (37.7 grams, 53 mm).
Tapering spigot with a hole, handle formed as a cockerel in profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired early 2000s.
Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2305
Medieval Bronze Wine Barrel Tap Handle with Cockerel
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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