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LOT 1994
Tudor 'Thames' Pewter Knopped Spoon with Maker's Marks
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (64 grams total, 17.5 cm).
The shallow ovoid bowl stamped to the upper face with the letters W W M and a swan over 'NB' within a roundel, collared finial with apex knop. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
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