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LOT 2349
Natural History - Large Blue Agate Book End Pair
5 1/4 - 5 3/4 in. (4.6 kg total, 13.5-14.5 cm).
A polished blue banded agate book end pair, showing some exposed crystals. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Humberside, UK, collection.
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