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Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace String Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace String Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace String
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LOT 2129

Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace String

20TH CENTURY A.D.

21 1/4 in. (127 grams, 54 cm long).

Designer necklace composed of large irregular round agate beads and fusiform banded agate beads. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.

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LOT 2129

Tibetan Banded Agate Bead Necklace String

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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