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LOT 1425
Large Glass Bead
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (40 grams, 29 mm).
A large opaque polychrome glass bead displaying a feathering effect with alternating blue and white bands, forming stylised flower heads at each end; central hole for suspension with yellow collar to both openings. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1969-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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