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Western Asiatic Style Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace Western Asiatic Style Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace Western Asiatic Style Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace
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LOT 2135

Western Asiatic Style Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace

20TH CENTURY A.D.

23 1/4 in. (139 grams, 59 cm).

Composed of spherical mosaic glass beads interspersed with small light blue beads, two pairs of biconical blue beads at the ends; restrung with loop-and-bead closure; likely Indonesian. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.

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LOT 2135

Western Asiatic Style Millefiori Glass Bead Necklace

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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