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LOT 2297
Post-Classical Blue Glass Cameo of a Man
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1/2 in. (0.64 grams, 12 mm).
Discoid in plan with a facing bust with tousled hair.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 2297
Post-Classical Blue Glass Cameo of a Man
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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