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LOT 2257
Chinese Glass Amuletic Plaque
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (27.1 grams, 59 mm).
Rectangular in form displaying bifacial geometric motifs; pierced to one edge for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Paris gallery, France, 1990s.
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