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LOT 2131
Natural History - Polished Quartz Crystal Ball
1 5/8 in. (95 grams, 41 mm).
Translucent with an area of rainbow reflections, a small chip to the opposite side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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