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LOT 1248

Red Glass Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

15 3/8 in. (6.7 grams, 39 cm).

A designer necklace composed of small oblate beads with larger feature beads, restrung to a Y-shape with irregular feature beads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1248

Red Glass Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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