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LOT 2020
Natural History - Polished Quartz Crystal Ball
1 1/2 in. (83 grams, 37 mm).
Mainly translucent with some small rainbow reflections. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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