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LOT 1899
Intaglio Gemstone Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (11.4 grams total, 10-25 mm).
Comprising: an oval agate intaglio with advancing beast; a red carnelian intaglio with an ibex facing back; an agate intaglio with spread eagle; a domed intaglio with horse advancing right; two dark agate intaglios with profile busts; a white agate intaglio with a bearded head in profile; a translucent intaglio with profile bust. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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