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LOT 1428
Roman Style Coral Gem with Facing Bust
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.62 grams, 12 mm).
Oval-shaped with a three-quarter bust of a noble lady wearing a fillet on her forehead, the hair combed back and arranged in tight curls on the sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1990s/early 2000s.
From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
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