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LOT 2464
Australian Opal Group
1/4 - 7/8 in. (6.71 grams total, 8-22 mm).
Comprising seven milky examples showing good play of colour, five polished. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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