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LOT 2553
Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Malachite Eye Sections
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (243 grams total, 18-38 mm).
Comprising twenty botryoidal malachite specimens showing 'eye' motifs. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2553
Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Malachite Eye Sections
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
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