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LOT 1186
Qajar Necklace with Gold Pendants
18TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
19 in. (26.37 grams, 48 cm long).
A restrung necklace composed of ancient faience beads of tubular and biconical types, with later gold dangles comprising fishes, crescent moons, pierced bracteates bearing a male bust in military dress, pear-shaped and pelletted pendants; hook-and-eye closure.
Provenance
Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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