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LOT 1534
Chinese Giant Banded Agate Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
26 in. (35 grams, 66 cm long).
A large banded agate bead necklace with banded 'eye' to one face, additional banded agate bead below; suspended on a thong. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
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