A PAIR OF ITALIAN BUCCELLATI 18K YELLOW AND WHITE GOLD EARRINGS, MILAN, LAST HALF 20TH CENTURY, bacchic grape leaves design, clip-on omega backs, marked, "M. Buccellati Italy," total approximate weight: 12.30 grams. Provenance: Estate of James L. Ketelsen, Houston, Texas; Appraisal: Louis Tenenbaum Antiques, Inc., ISA, Estate Jewelers, with Roxana Lafforgue, Graduate Jeweler Gemologist, December 6, 2002.

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