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LOT 1897
Gilt Calligraphic Rock Crystal Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (23.9 grams, 42 mm).
Tear-shaped and polished with a piercing at the apex; gilt calligraphic script to one face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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