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LOT 2441
Silver Coiled Bracelet
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (34.9 grams, 70 mm wide).
With a decoratively twisted penannular hoop, tapering towards the terminals and barrel-shaped terminals; cleaned; probably from North Africa.
ProvenanceAcquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
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