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LOT 2449
Silver Twisted Bracelet
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (35 grams, 68 mm wide).
With a carinated outer face, composed of twisted silver bars; cleaned; probably from North Africa.
Provenance
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
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