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LOT 2090
WWI Christmas Chocolate Tin
1914-1918 A.D.
5 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (131 grams, 12.9 x 8.5 mm).
Rectangular in plan with hinged lid, repoussé design with 'Imperium Britannicum' above and allied powers (Russia, France, Serbia, etc.) named in panels, 'Christmas 1914' legend below. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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