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LOT 1919
Eastern Greek Style Lapis Lazuli and Gold Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/2 in. (28.68 grams, 42 cm long).
Composed of graduated mainly tubular lapis lazuli beads with later gold openwork spacer beads, gold biconvex and waisted cage beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Property of a West London gentleman.
Ex private collection on Dr H.B., Sussex, UK.
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LOT 1919
Eastern Greek Style Lapis Lazuli and Gold Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Opening Bid: £1,389
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. -
Elizabethan Gold Ring with Diamond Crystal
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201075.
The point-cut diamond was oftentimes used by the wearer to engrave a personal motto or message onto a pane of glass.
