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LOT 1938

Victorian and Later Gemstone Collection

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

3/8 - 3/4 in. (8 grams total, 11-20 mm).

Comprising: a circular intaglio with leaping Pegasus on a baseline; a rectangular intaglio with a female bust; an oval intaglio with letter 'M'; an oval intaglio with a male head in profile. [4, No Reserve]

Provenance

Norfolk family collection, 1940s-1960s; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 1938

Victorian and Later Gemstone Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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