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LOT 0328
Western Asiatic Garnet-Set Gold Pendant Element
CIRCA 12TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (11.3 grams, 59 mm).
Lozenge-shaped and of box construction, the central field set with nine garnets within raised frames set, the base with wire and chain work, the four corners set with facetted spherical terminals, four suspension loops between each terminal.
ProvenanceFrom a private family collection formed in the 1970s.
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David Gold and his brother were famous for setting up the first clothes shop in Carnaby Street and dressed the famous in the swinging 1960s, making Carnaby Street famous.