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LOT 1840
Facetted Hardstone Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (27.96 grams, 43 cm).
Comprising dark multi-facetted beads separated by black glass beads; restrung and with a hook-and-loop clasp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.
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