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LOT 1053
Western Asiatic Rock Crystal Melon Bead Group
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (7.05 grams total, 9-10 mm).
Group of six crystal melon beads. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old English deceased estate.
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
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