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LOT 2003
Turquoise Glass Bead Necklace Collection
20TH CENTURY A.D.
31 1/2 in. (386 grams total, 80 cm long each).
Comprising one necklace composed of eight graduated necklace strings, each composed of glass 'plaques' made from bottle glass, interspersed with annular spacer beads. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Framed Watercolour Painting
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Opening Bid: £40
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Post Medieval Bronze 'I Accept' Posy Ring
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With D-section hoop, the inner face bearing the inscription 'I ACCEPT'. 3.49 grams, 20.71 mm overall, 16.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
English collection, 1980s. Acquired on the UK art market. Ex property of an Essex gentleman. Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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