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LOT 2474
3.95 Carat Rough Natural Sapphire Crystal
3/8 in. (0.79 grams, 9 mm).
Opaque dark blue crystal showing lamellar twinning. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2474
3.95 Carat Rough Natural Sapphire Crystal
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Polished Orthoceras Fossil Display Plaque
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Opening Bid: £5
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Box of Thirty [30] Individually Boxed and Labelled Realgar Orpiment Specimens
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Boxed group of red-orange realgar orpiment specimens set on foam bases inside labelled specimen trays. 762 grams total, 18-40 mm
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Opening Bid: £550
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From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
