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LOT 2011
Post Medieval Bronze Female Face Mount
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (58.2 grams, 60 mm).
A slightly domed mount modelled as a side profile of a youthful lady wearing a hoop earring, head pulled to a low chignon at the nape of the neck and secured by a band of flowers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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