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LOT 1855
Mixed Bronze Weight Collection
18TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 1/2 in. (223 grams total, 13-38 mm).
Including discoid type with flange rim, heart-shaped, teardrop and other types. [13, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Simmons gallery, 1990s.
From a North London, UK, collection.
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