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LOT 2588
Mother of Pearl with Scenes from the Bible
7 1/8 in. (312 grams, 18.3 cm wide).
A large polished shell with openwork vines and tendrils, large central roundel with the Last Supper, and the smaller surrounding roundels showing scenes from the life of Jesus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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