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LOT 2438
Large Amethyst Crystal Geode Ring
12 3/8 in. (4.26 kg, 31.5 cm).
A thick section of a geode with both sides polished, the inner ring lined with large light 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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