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LOT 2069
Silver-Coloured Metal Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (84 grams total, 20-66 mm).
Including foil dangle with repoussé fish motif, cruciform pendant and other items. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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