Sale 5189
London, South Kensington
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24 July 2007
Price realised
GBP 960
Estimate
A PAIR OF EBONISED COMPOSITE-PLASTER BUTCHERS SHOP SIGNS EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each in the form of a bull's head on integral backplate 18in. (46cm.) (2)
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This pair of heads have been removed from a Swansea butcher's shop.
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