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LOT 2101
Post Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Toy Watch Face
LATE 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.53 grams, 33 mm).
Displaying Roman numerals I-XII with half-hour pellets between, central rosette and hour hand with trefoil pointer, floral outer border. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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