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LOT 1386
Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Candlestick
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (15.3 grams, 56 mm wide).
A pewter tripod candlestick with a discoid body decorated with concentric roundels of ring-and-dot and hatched motifs, central 'cup' and three legs with trefoil feet; one leg restored. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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