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LOT 1816
Tudor and Later 'Thames' Leather Shoe Sole Group
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 - 9 1/8 in. (120 grams total, 18.5 - 23.1 cm).
Including two with pointed toe, pierced to accept stitching to attach the upper. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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