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LOT 2047
Post Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Slip Top Spoon with M B
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (71 grams, 17 cm).
Comprising a shallow ovoid bowl with facetted stem; bowl interior stamped with maker's mark 'M B' and with wriggle work. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Thames foreshore spoil, 1980s.
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