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LOT 1484
'Thames' Clay Pipe Collection
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 - 8 1/4 in. (218 grams total, 7-21 cm).
Mixed group of white clay smoking pipes, some with decorative bowl. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa mid 1980s.
Property of an Essex collector.
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