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LOT 2076
Tudor Lead Figure of a Bird
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (12.6 grams, 48.5 mm).
Hollow-formed sheet-metal bird with detailed plumage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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