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LOT 2064
Neoclassical Cameo with Bust
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.18 grams, 17 mm).
Ellipsoid with reserved profile female bust, hair dressed in a chignon. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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