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LOT 1837
Post Medieval Silver Chester Thimble
HALLMARKED 1901 A.D.
7/8 in. (6.34 grams, 23 mm).
Silver thimble with hallmark to basal rim: '7', maker's mark 'R.P', lion passant, Chester assay mark, shield with script 'A' for 1901. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Hertfordshire, UK.
Footnotes
The maker's mark is for Robert Pringle & Sons, who were active in London and Chester in the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century.
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