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LOT 2271
Polished 'Orca' Agate Display Pillar
4 in. (932 grams, 10.1 cm).
A freestanding display, polished to enhance the mimicking patterns and colours of an orca. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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