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LOT 2158
Chinese Amethyst Bead Necklace with Jadeite Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 7/8 in. (189 grams, 53 cm long).
Composed of graduated amethyst beads of various types, interspersed with spacer beads and featuring a lentoid pendant bead with notched edges and engraved with geometric 'clouds' on both faces; hook-and-eye clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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