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LOT 2430
Amethyst Crystal Display Piece
9 7/8 in. (2.94 kg, 25 cm).
A cut section of a geode lined with dark purple amethyst crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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