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LOT 1929
Post Medieval Iron Bread Stamp Scissors
CIRCA 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
27 1/4 in. (4.15 kg, 69 cm).
Retaining an articulate press, the interior of one plate with four stamp designs, two larger and two smaller, each depicting the Crucifixion.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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