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LOT 2360
Chinese Amuletic Glass Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (27.1 grams, 59 mm).
A bifacial rectangular plaque pierced through the upper edge, both sides with densely arranged scroll motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris gallery, France, 1990s.
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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