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LOT 1859
Gold Inlaid Silver Stamped Cross Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/2 in. (19.3 grams, 64 mm).
With five gold studs, inlaid gold ropework, triangular and pellet stamped motifs. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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