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