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LOT 0400
Neoclassical Agate Gemstone with Theatrical Mask
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.22 grams, 23 mm).
Plano-convex in section with deeply incised facing female mask with ringlets and diadem; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
with Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 2020.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0400
Neoclassical Agate Gemstone with Theatrical Mask
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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