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LOT 2114
Bhutan Part Gilded Bracelet with Dragon Terminals
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (140 grams, 77 mm).
The penannular body with dragon-head terminals formed in the round, the body decorated with floral roundels punctuated by scrolling tendrils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Germany.
Property of RWM Collection.
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