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LOT 1973
Amber Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
23 5/8 in. (54 grams, 60 cm long).
Necklace with links and bars with impressed-point detailing, two plano-convex amber discs and centrepiece a large plano-convex amber ellipsoid. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Scott family collection by descent.
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