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LOT 1873
Post Medieval Pewter Measure Group
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 5 1/4 in. (963 grams total, 4.3-13.4 cm).
Stamped: 'decilitre', 'double centilitre', 'centilitre', 'demi-decilitre', 'double decilitre', together with various other letter and maker's stamps. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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