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LOT 2233
Natural History - Dyed Agate on Stand
5 3/8 in. (311 grams total, 13.5 cm high).
The teardrop-shaped body cut and polished to reveal the internal quartz filled cavity; in enhanced blue colour. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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