Feb 28, 2005 - Sale 2034

Sale 2034 - Lot 17

Price Realized: $ 1,265
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(BRAZIL.) Ball and chain. Hand-forged iron ball and chain, the ball approximately 21/2 inches in diameter, with protruding spikes, attached to 8 metal links which extend 12 inches; pitting consistent with age. [Rio Preito, circa late 18th century]
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Some of the most brutal treatment of slaves came at the hands of Brazil's Portuguese masters. This gruesome survival was obtained in Rio Preito in the 1970s.