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LOT 2091
Silvered Cross Pendant with Amethyst Gemstones
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.68 grams, 43 mm).
Cruciform in plan with open reverse to each cell, inset table-cut amethysts, plain bale. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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