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April 2021 Fine Art and Estate Auction

Antique Coral & Brass Bib Necklace - Greece

This auction ended on April 25, 2021.

Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $150

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Antique Mediterranean fringe necklace fashioned from gilt brass stations, balls and tubular, deep orange coral beads. Bib is attached to a silver tone link chain with remnants of gilding. Balls jingle softly when worn. Spring ring clasp. Unmarked. This beautiful necklace came to us from the grand-daughter of the owner: a woman from Greece, who purchased it in the 1920s.

Material: Coral, Brass, Metal.

Dimensions: Length: 22" end to end; Fringe portion 8 1/4"L; Width: 1 1/2"; approximately 38 grams.

Condition: Very Good. All coral beads intact and damage free. Surface and age wear, loss of gilding to chain. Clasp in good working condition.

Age: Circa 1920s.

Provenance: Private Estate, Greece.

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