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Lot 31 · Sotheby's L00703

A Fred Archer brass ashtray, English, circa 1885, inscribed THE DERBY 1885, WON BY F....

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$300–$400 hammer
Result
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Sotheby's — Sotheby's L00703 · 9 March 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-2629298
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A Fred Archer brass ashtray, English, circa 1885, inscribed THE DERBY 1885, WON BY F. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2000, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2629298.

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A Fred Archer brass ashtray, English, circa 1885, inscribed THE DERBY 1885, WON BY F. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2000, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2629298.

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