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LOT 1461
Post Medieval Enamelled Pendant
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (5.56 grams, 35 mm).
A bronze pendant of discoid form and suspension loop to apex, openwork design comprising a stylised figure with polychrome enamelling. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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