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Objects on auction in Cape Town tell of hard lives and early deaths 200 years ago, when loved ones might be mourned in rings made of gold, enamel . . . and the deceased’s own hair

04 March 2018 - 00:00

By MARY CORRIGALL

Objects on auction in Cape Town tell of hard lives and early deaths 200 years ago, when loved ones might be mourned in rings made of gold, enamel . . . and the deceased’s own hair

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