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LOT 2140
Silver Bosun's Whistle and Chain
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (32 grams, 27 cm long).
With 'crown-and-anchor' device to each side of the bowl, flange with scrolled tendril ornament, chain with fob and tassel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an Essex, UK, collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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