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LOT 2598
Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
16 3/4 in. (43 grams, 42.5 cm).
Restrung using mainly tabular, facetted and domed beads, interspersed with small oblate glass beads. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London art market.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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