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LOT 2086
Post Medieval Mixed Toy Cannon, Love Token and Other Artefact Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 1/8 in. (50 grams total, 16-80 mm).
Comprising a hollow-formed barrel for a toy cannon and six bronze coins, one bent as a love token. [7, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
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LOT 2086
Post Medieval Mixed Toy Cannon, Love Token and Other Artefact Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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The legend 'Be true til death and so shall I' is not recorded in that form in Evans's corpus (now nearly a century old), but variants such as 'Be true to me as I to thee' or Be true in heart till death depart' carry a similar sentiment.
