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LOT 2387
African and Other Stone Bangle Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 3/4 - 4 in. (534 grams total, 9.4-10.3 cm).
Including biconvex, annular and other types. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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