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LOT 2184
Silver Decorated Bodkin
16TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (4.03 grams, 77 mm).
With knop finial, pierced disc and floral detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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