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LOT 2135
Multi-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
20 - 33 1/2 in. (117 grams total, 51-85 cm long).
Consisting of ten restrung necklaces of varying lengths, most composed of blue glass beads, including examples with polychrome decoration. [10]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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