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LOT 1888
Tudor Silver Cosmetic Tool
16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (2.3 grams, 51 mm).
Comprising a hooked toothpick and a miniature spoon used as an ear scoop, serrated surface between used as a file; suspension ring.
ProvenanceAcquired in London in 1985.
Property of a Kent gentleman.
See British Museum's Portable Antiquities Database, ref.no. DENO-E6E8D8, for a very similar example found in Longford, Derbyshire.
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LOT 1888
Tudor Silver Cosmetic Tool
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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