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LOT 1343
Medieval Gold Love Pendant
15TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 in. (4.26 grams, 24 mm).
A bifacial gold bar bearing a heart-shaped polished garnet and a triangular panel of granulation to each face, albeit with alternate orientations; suspension loops to one long edge.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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LOT 1343
Medieval Gold Love Pendant
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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