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LOT 1405
Tudor 'Thames' Wire Butterfly Brooch with Dangles
CIRCA 16TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (3.42 grams, 56 mm wide).
A coiled wire 'butterfly' brooch or other jewellery piece, with beads representing the head and 'tail', four articulate dangles to the mid and lower body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
Acquired on the UK antiques market between 1974-1985.
Albert Ward collection, Essex, UK.
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Statue of Venus of the Dolphin
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French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Ader Auction, Paris, France, 24th November 2017, lot 218.
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