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LOT 1561
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Green Jasper Gemstone in Silver Setting
CIRCA 14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.21 grams, 22.07 mm).
An oval gem engraved with two lines of calligraphic text, set in a silver mount with a post. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 1561
Western Asiatic Calligraphic Green Jasper Gemstone in Silver Setting
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in 1994; thence by descent.
