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LOT 1884
Medieval Lead Trade and Other Weight Collection
CIRCA 13TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
14 x 9 in. (2.9 kg total, 35.5 x 23 cm including box).
Including conical, fusiform, discoid and plano-convex types, some with high-relief ornament. [30, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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