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LOT 2155
Post Medieval Pewter Goblet
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (49 grams, 74 mm).
Comprising a squat cup with broad rounded rim, low base with pedestal foot. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collection established from the earlier 1960s.
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