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LOT 0264
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
CIRCA 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
20 1/2 in. (107 grams, 52 cm long).
Restrung group of graduated size square cushion-shaped beads with small squat carnelian biconical bead spacers.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Francois de Ricqles, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 25-26 September 1998, lot 74.
with Christie's London, 2 May 2013, lot 129.
Important North West London collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11967-210481.
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LOT 0264
Western Asiatic Stone Bead Necklace
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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