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LOT 1405

Western Asiatic Glass and Silver Bead Necklace

LATE 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

16 1/8 in. (39 grams, 41 cm).

Comprising pressed polychrome striped glass beads with granulated spacers, a median glass vase pendant and an engraved rectangular clasp. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired UK 1990s.
Ex property of a Sussex, UK collector.
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1405

Western Asiatic Glass and Silver Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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