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LOT 2183
Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY AD.
3/8 - 1 in. (25.1 grams total, 11-25 mm).
Mainly discoid and ellipsoid plaques in carnelian and other materials, with incuse images including profile bust, perching bird and others; after the antique. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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Blue Glass Bead Necklace String
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UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
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Post Medieval Bone Figure of Christ
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.