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LOT 1972
Post Medieval Stone and Glass Intaglio and Cameo Group
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1/2 - 5/8 in. (7.34 grams total, 12-18 mm).
The cameos displaying: a facing female bust with facetted reverse; veiled female bust in profile left; a female bust with hair tied in a top knot; the intaglios displaying: a bust in profile right; lapis lazuli example with gryphon standing left; a figural scene; the two 'black' stones possibly ancient. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at country house sales in the 1970s-1980s.
Property of a Twickenham, UK, gentleman.
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