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LOT 1999

Gold Lion Earring Pair

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

1 3/8 in. (9.06 grams total, 35 mm each).

Each composed of an oblong base adorned with filigree and granules, a couchant lion modelled in the round on top, ear hook with decoratively twisted lower body. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 1999

Gold Lion Earring Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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