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LOT 0387
Post-Classical Green Glass Cameo of Man
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1/2 in. (0.72 grams, 13 mm).
Modelled in the half-round bust of a youth with curly locks of hair.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0387
Post-Classical Green Glass Cameo of Man
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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