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LOT 2150
Post Medieval Clay Pipe Collection
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 6 3/4 in. (1.14 kg total, 4-17 cm).
Including types with a disc or spur heel, rouletted band beneath the rim, high-relief tendrils, scallop detailing and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
LiteratureCf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, pp.48-51.
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