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LOT 2053
Post Medieval Bronze Lincoln Imp Spoon
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (52 grams, 98 mm).
With broad shallow bowl, short stub handle with 'Lincoln Imp' figure seated at the top with one leg across the other. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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