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LOT 2099
Tudor 'Thames' Pewter Acorn-Topped Spoon
15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (41.8 grams, 16.5 cm).
Featuring a shallow ovoid bowl, lozenge-section stem and acorn finial; bowl stamped with maker's mark. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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