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LOT 1879

Medieval Pewter Salt-Cellar Lid

14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (28.9 grams, 55 mm).

Semicircular lid set with a female figure wearing flounced dress and holding a small jar in her raised right hand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1970s-1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 1879

Medieval Pewter Salt-Cellar Lid

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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