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LOT 2540
Ruby-Coloured Stone and Pearl Bead Necklace
20TH CENTURY A.D.
24 3/4 in. (82 grams, 63 cm).
A restrung designer necklace of 1920's style composed of river pearls and facetted fan-shaped stones with moulded caps set with crystals, central features composed of five pearl drops with similar stones. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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