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LOT 1904
Post Medieval Victorian Door Knob
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 in. (44 grams total, 33-49 mm).
Formed with a squat bulbous body composed of decorative vertical ribbing, everted collar (detached) to one face and a circular hole to the centre of the other. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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