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LOT 0346
Elizabethan Gold Harp Pendant with Pearl Drops
16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (3.55 grams, 32 mm).
A gold pendant formed as a frame-harp with scrolls to the angles and openwork 'strings'; three pearl drops to the lower body, suspension loop above.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 0346
Elizabethan Gold Harp Pendant with Pearl Drops
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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