Sale 2968
Hong Kong
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27 November 2012
Price realised
HKD 2,900,000
Estimate
AN UNUSUAL DIAMOND AND SEED PEARL BRACELET, BY BHAGAT THE OPENWORK FLEXIBLE BAND DESIGNED AS A SERIES OF SEED PEARL FOLIATE CLUSTERS, EACH CENTERING UPON AN OVAL OR CUSHION-SHAPED DIAMOND, SPACED BY COLLET-SET BRILLIANT-CUT DIAMONDS, MOUNTED IN PLATINUM, 17.8 CM LONG SIGNED BHAGAT
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