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Lot 141
An opal ornament
Closed
25 May 2011
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GBP 1,500
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An opal ornament
Realistically modelled as a kingfisher holding a fish in its beak composed of vari-shaped opal sections
An opal ornament
Realistically modelled as a kingfisher holding a fish in its beak composed of vari-shaped opal sections
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Please note there is a glue repair to the fish and lower beak.
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