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Green Glass Gemstone with Portrait of a Man in Silver Ring Green Glass Gemstone with Portrait of a Man in Silver Ring Green Glass Gemstone with Portrait of a Man in Silver Ring
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LOT 2026

Green Glass Gemstone with Portrait of a Man in Silver Ring

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (8.99 grams, 25.82 mm overall, 19.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).

Green glass cloison with profile bust of a bearded man with laurel-leaf crown.

Provenance

Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.

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LOT 2026

Green Glass Gemstone with Portrait of a Man in Silver Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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