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LOT 1941

Stuart Period Gold and Garnet Mount

CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 in. (0.93 grams, 13 mm).

Quatrefoil with four lateral loops, central stud with inset garnet cloison. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex European collection, 1990s.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1941

Stuart Period Gold and Garnet Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £247

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