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LOT 1699
Medieval 'Thames' Glazed Floor Tile Fragment Group
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 - 5 1/8 in. (1.65 kg total, 11.6-13.1 cm).
Including one with a glazed fret design, one with radiating combs and another type. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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