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LOT 1884

Post Medieval Toy Finial with Two Faces

19TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (31.6 grams, 33 mm).

D-shaped in profile with grotesque male face to both sides, the mouth and chin formed with a separate panel. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Essex, UK.
Property of an Essex collector.

CONDITION

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LOT 1884

Post Medieval Toy Finial with Two Faces

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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