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LOT 2027
Lapis Lazuli Gemstone with Victory and Fortuna
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.55 grams, 12 mm).
Discoid with intaglio motifs, two figures on a baseline. one with a cornucopia and the other with a wreath; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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